Leo Patrick Flanagan

Lucas County Sheriff's Department — Toledo, OH

Veteran → Accident

End of Watch October 10, 1933

Age 39

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 3

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Leo Flanagan was accidentally shot and killed while attempting to arrest a murder suspect on Wamba Avenue.

Deputy Flanagan and the county sheriff had gone to the area after receiving reports the suspect was there. As they attempted to arrest the man, he opened fire with a shotgun. The suspect was shot in the leg by return fire and taken into custody.

The suspect was exonerated for Deputy Flanagan's murder when it was discovered that Deputy Flanagan was shot in the back by another deputy when he accidentally stepped into the deputy's line of fire.

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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 Flanagan served with the Lucas County Sheriff's Department.
Thank you for your service to the Toledo community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Lucas County Sheriff's Department

Type Sheriff's Office

Location Toledo, Lucas County, OH

Platform Identity lcso.lucas.oh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 10, 1933

Age 39

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Leo Patrick Flanagan served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.

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Deputy Sheriff Leo Patrick Flanagan is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.

In OH, 318 of 991 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.1% of this state's fallen. That is 32.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Lucas County Sheriff's Department, 3 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 75% of this agency's fallen.

Lucas County Sheriff's Department

of 4 officers

75% Accident

OH — Statewide

318

of 991 officers

32.1% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Accident