Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Jimmy Shoop was killed when his patrol car was struck by a drunk driver. On November 7, 1981 Clackamas County Deputy Jim Shoop and his wife, Oregon State Police Trooper Vicki Shoop, were working the same patrol area on night shift. Deputy Shoop was en route to assist Trooper Shoop at a traffic accident when his patrol car was hit broadside at an intersection by a 19-year-old female who was driving under the influence of alcohol and marijuana. Trooper Shoop was still searching for the first car crash when she discovered Deputy Shoop's patrol car wrapped around a telephone pole. He was critically injured and died a short time later at the hospital. The defendant's charges were plea bargained and she was placed on probation. Deputy Shoop had previously served with the Estacada Police Department.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, three stepchildren, three biological children, his mother, and his twin sister.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Shoop served with the Clackamas County Sheriff's Department.
Thank you for your service to the Oregon City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Shoop.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Jimmy Lee Shoop 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 OR, 115 of 197 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 58.4% of this state's fallen. That is 58.4 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Clackamas County Sheriff's Department, 2 of 3 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. Jimmy Lee Shoop's cause is highlighted.
How Jimmy Lee Shoop Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Jimmy Lee Shoop is highlighted in Nov.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Jimmy Lee Shoop was killed by automobile.
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