John Herrod

Tulsa Police Department — Tulsa, OK

Accident

End of Watch November 9, 1917

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 41

Incident

Sergeant Herrod was accidentally shot and killed when his revolver fell out of his shoulder holster and discharged.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Herrod served with the Tulsa Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Tulsa community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Herrod.

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

Agency

Department Tulsa Police Department

Location Tulsa, OK

Platform Identity tpd.tulsa.ok.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 9, 1917

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Sergeant John Herrod is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In OK, 135 of 582 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 23.2% of this state's fallen. That is 7.8 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Tulsa Police Department, 11 of 42 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 26.2% of this agency's fallen.

Tulsa Police Department

of 42 officers

26.2% Accident

OK — Statewide

135

of 582 officers

23.2% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident