Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman McCord Springfield was shot and killed while attempting to apprehend a subject who had fired shots at a civilian passing on the street. He and three other officers went to the apartment where the shots had come from at 1244 College Street. Patrolman Springfield and his partner went to the front of the apartment and two other patrolmen went to the rear. Patrolman Springfield took cover near the side door when the suspect suddenly appeared at the door and shot Patrolman Springfield in the chest and his partner in the face. Before falling to the ground Patrolman Springfield fired three shots, striking the suspect once. The suspect fled back into the apartment and the two officers in the rear chased him in. They found the suspect in a back room crouching behind a bed. As they approached the suspect opened fire. One of the officers returned fire, killing the suspect. Patrolman Springfield and his partner were rushed to Methodist Hospital, where Patrolman Springfield died from his wound. His partner recovered and eventually returned to full duty. Patrolman Springfield served with the Memphis Police Department for two and a half years.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Springfield gave the Memphis Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Memphis community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Springfield.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman McCord Lee Springfield, Jr. is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In TN, 498 of 769 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 64.8% of this state's fallen. That is 10.6 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Memphis Police Department, 53 of 94 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 56.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. McCord Lee Springfield, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How McCord Lee Springfield, Jr. Compares
Offender Outcome
Shot and killed
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. McCord Lee Springfield, Jr. is highlighted in Mar.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. McCord Lee Springfield, Jr. was killed by handgun.
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