Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Luther Nuckols suffered a fatal heart attack following a foot pursuit of a suspect near Louisiana Street.
He had responded to a burglary in progress and chased the suspect before losing him. When he returned to his patrol car he suffered the heart attack.
Patrolman Nuckols had been employed with the Richmond Police Department for 27 years.
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27 years. You could have gone home.
Patrolman Nuckols gave the Richmond Police Department 27 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Richmond community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Nuckols.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Luther K. Nuckols is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In VA, 25 of 654 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 3.8% of this state's fallen.
At Richmond Police Department, 3 of 40 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 7.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Luther K. Nuckols's cause is highlighted.
How Luther K. Nuckols Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Luther K. Nuckols is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
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