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James Eli Parish
City Marshal

James Eli Parish

Bennington Police Department — Bennington, OK
Felonious
United States flag Oklahoma flag
End of Watch July 23, 1912
Age 33
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
The Vigil Panel 26 ›
Gender Male
Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Marshal James Parish was shot and killed from ambush while confiscating cattle from a subject.

Marshal Parish had served judgement papers against the man before taking the cattle.

As he returned to town, he was ambushed by the man's two sons and killed. Marshal Parish managed to return fire mortally wounding one suspect. The other suspect was apprehended and charged with murder.

Marshal Parish had served with the Bennington Police Department for 2 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and five children.

In Our Keeping

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
City Marshal Parish gave the Bennington Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Bennington community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, City Marshal Parish.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Bennington Police Department
Type Police Department
Location Bennington, Bryan County, OK
Platform Identity bennpd.bryan.ok.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 23, 1912
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
Age 33
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail Gunfire
Weapon Gun; Unknown type

City Marshal James Eli Parish is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In OK, 403 of 582 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 69.2% of this state's fallen. That is 69.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

Bennington Police Department
1
of 1 officers
100% Felonious
OK — Statewide
403
of 582 officers
69.2% Felonious
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. James Eli Parish's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How James Eli Parish Compares

Age at Death
33
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years
Years of Service
2
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 8.4 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. James Eli Parish is highlighted in Jul.

Jan
1,392
Feb
1,295
Mar
1,373
Apr
1,516
May
1,504
Jun
1,442
Jul
1,587
Aug
1,517
Sep
1,491
Oct
1,371
Nov
1,447
Dec
1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. James Eli Parish was killed by gun; unknown type.

Handgun
3,684
Gun
3,592
Gun; Unknown type
1,492
Shotgun
1,109
Rifle
935
Officer's handgun
909

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