Roll of Honor
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
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Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant John Herrod is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 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 23.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
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.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Herrod's cause is highlighted.
How John Herrod Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John Herrod is highlighted in Nov.
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