Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Kit Hurst was shot and killed while executing a narcotics search warrant at a home owned by an elderly couple. The Chesapeake Police Department had issued the warrant based on a tip from an informant. As the Chesapeake and Norfolk officers entered the home at approximately 3:00 am, the elderly female occupant fired one shot through the bedroom door, fatally wounding Officer Hurst. Officer Hurst had served with the Norfolk Police Department for only 18 months. He was survived by his five siblings and a fiancee. His father was a Lieutenant with the Norfolk Police Department at the time of his death.
Survivors
He was survived by his five siblings and a fiancee.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Officer Hurst gave the Norfolk Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Norfolk community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Hurst.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Officer Lewis Willard Hurst Jr. 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 VA, 394 of 656 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.1% of this state's fallen. That is 60.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Norfolk Police Department, 20 of 39 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 51.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Lewis Willard Hurst Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Lewis Willard Hurst Jr. Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Lewis Willard Hurst Jr. is highlighted in May.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Lewis Willard Hurst Jr. was killed by gun.
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