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Marshal

James Lewis Young

Mount Sterling Police Department — Mount Sterling, KY

Felonious

End of Watch November 20, 1878

Age 41

Tour of Duty 4 yrs

The Vigil Panel 6 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 2

Incident

Marshal Young succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained two days earlier while responding to a disturbance call.

Marshal Young had been with the agency for four years and was survived by his wife.

Survivors

Marshal Young had been with the agency for four years and was survived by his wife.

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Last updated: August 2, 2026

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Tributes

148 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Marshal Young gave the Mount Sterling Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Mount Sterling community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department Mount Sterling Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Mount Sterling, Montgomery County, KY

Platform Identity mspd.montgomery.ky.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 20, 1878

Tour of Duty 4 yrs

Age 41

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Gunfire

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Marshal James Lewis Young 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 97,756 officers honored here.

In KY, 755 of 983 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 76.8% of this state's fallen. That is 76.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Mount Sterling Police Department, 3 of 3 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Mount Sterling Police Department

of 3 officers

100% Felonious

KY — Statewide

755

of 983 officers

76.8% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,756 officers

0% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

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

Felonious

1 (0%)

Accident

1 (0%)

Illness

1 (0%)

Cardiac

1 (0%)

Undetermined

1 (0%)

Suicide

1 (0%)

How James Lewis Young Compares

Age at Death

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

Years of Service

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 8.4 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. James Lewis Young is highlighted in Nov.

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 Lewis Young 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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