Roll of Honor
Incident
Detention Officer Joseph Conte was shot and killed during an escape attempt while picking up four inmates from a dentist office at 20 NE 8th Avenue in Fort Lauderdale. Officer Conte and another officer were loading the four inmates into the van when a man in a nearby car shot him in the face with a shotgun without warning. The man fled but was apprehended by Fort Lauderdale police officers several blocks away. None of the inmates escaped during the incident. The man was convicted of second-degree murder and aiding an escape. He was sentenced to 75 years in prison but was released on January 30th, 2011. Officer Conte had served with the Broward County Sheriff's Office for three years.
Survivors
He was survived by his fiancee and brother.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detention Officer Conte gave the Broward County Sheriff's Office 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Fort Lauderdale community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detention Officer Conte.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Detention Officer Joseph Conte is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In FL, 539 of 1,008 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.5% of this state's fallen. That is 0.7 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
At Broward County Sheriff's Office, 13 of 24 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 54.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Joseph Conte's cause is highlighted.
How Joseph Conte Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to 75 years
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Joseph Conte is highlighted in Jul.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Joseph Conte was killed by shotgun.
Incident Location
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