Roll of Honor
Karl A. Jacobson
Incident
Park Ranger Karl Jacobson was shot and killed while searching for poachers in the Schoodic Peninsula section of Acadia National Park, Maine. After exiting his patrol car he was struck in the abdomen by rifle fire. A suspect was apprehended and claimed he mistook Ranger Jacobson for game. The suspect was found guilty and sentenced to one day in jail due to his old age and mental state. Ranger Jacobson's wife was accompanying him at the time of the incident.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Park Ranger Jacobson served with the United States Department of the Interior.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Park Ranger Jacobson.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Park Ranger Karl A. Jacobson 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 DC, 754 of 1,418 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.2% of this state's fallen. That is 53.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service, 8 of 40 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 20% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Karl A. Jacobson's cause is highlighted.
How Karl A. Jacobson Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Karl A. Jacobson is highlighted in Nov.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Karl A. Jacobson was killed by rifle.
Incident Location
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