Roll of Honor
Lawrence H. McParlin
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Lawrence McParlin and Officer John Conrad of the Metropolitan Police Department, DC, were shot and killed while attempting to serve a warrant on a subject at 76 I Street, NW. After shooting the two officers, the subject fled to 1500 Carrollburg Place, SW, where Lieutenant David Dunigan confronted him. During the ensuing shootout Lieutenant Dunigan was also fatally wounded. The subject was injured but survived. The suspect escaped but was recaptured and hanged on January 22, 1925, in a Washington, DC jail. Before execution, the suspect claimed to have committed 12 murders, including a Chicago Patrolman. Deputy McParlin was a United States Navy veteran. He was survived by his wife, daughter, father, three brothers, and two sisters. He is buried at Hartland Central Cemetery in Hartland, Niagara County, New York.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, daughter, father, three brothers, and two sisters.
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Deputy Sheriff McParlin served with the Charles County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the La Plata community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Lawrence H. McParlin served in the U.S. Navy before joining law enforcement.
Deputy Sheriff Lawrence H. McParlin 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 97,759 officers honored here.
In MD, 195 of 377 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 51.7% of this state's fallen. That is 51.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Charles County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 6 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 16.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Lawrence H. McParlin's cause is highlighted.
How Lawrence H. McParlin Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Lawrence H. McParlin is highlighted in May.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Lawrence H. McParlin was killed by gun.
Incident Location
Military Service
Lawrence H. McParlin served in the U.S. Navy before joining law enforcement.
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