Nathan Haynes
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Patrolman

Nathan Haynes

Knoxville Police Department — Knoxville, TN
Felonious
End of Watch January 1, 1869
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Haynes was shot and killed by the brother of Patrolman William Dozier, who had been killed in the line of duty one year earlier. The exact date of the incident is not known.

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157 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Patrolman Haynes served with the Knoxville Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Knoxville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Knoxville, Knox County, TN
Platform Identity kpd.knox.tn.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 1, 1869
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Patrolman Nathan Haynes 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 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 64.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Knoxville Police Department, 12 of 17 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 70.6% of this agency's fallen.

Knoxville Police Department
12
of 17 officers
70.6% Felonious
TN — Statewide
498
of 769 officers
64.8% Felonious
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Nathan Haynes's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Nathan Haynes Compares

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Nathan Haynes is highlighted in Jan.

Jan
1,392
Feb
1,295
Mar
1,373
Apr
1,516
May
1,504
Jun
1,442
Jul
1,587
Aug
1,517
Sep
1,491
Oct
1,371
Nov
1,447
Dec
1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Nathan Haynes was killed by gun; unknown type.

Handgun
3,684
Gun
3,592
Gun; Unknown type
1,492
Shotgun
1,109
Rifle
935
Officer's handgun
909