Roll of Honor
Jason Victor Buchanan
Incident
Special Agent Jason Buchanan was shot and killed while he and a Hugo Police Department officer patrolled the railroad yards at approximately 9:00 pm. They encountered three men getting off of a boxcar and both officers were shot when they approached the trio. Special Agent Buchanan was shot through both lungs and died from his wounds the following afternoon. His partner was wounded but survived the attack. The killer wan ane escapee from Louisiana. He was arrested several days later after being shot by officers in Muskogee, Oklahoma. He was convicted of murder, sentenced to death, and electrocuted at McAlester Prison on February 24th, 1933.
Survivors
Agent Buchanan was survived by his wife and three children.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Agent Buchanan gave the St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the St. Louis community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Agent Buchanan.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Special Agent Jason Victor Buchanan 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 MI, 426 of 719 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 59.2% of this state's fallen. That is 59.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad Police Department, 4 of 6 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jason Victor Buchanan's cause is highlighted.
How Jason Victor Buchanan Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Jason Victor Buchanan is highlighted in Dec.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Jason Victor Buchanan was killed by handgun.
Incident Location
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