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Incident
Constable Owen Booth was shot and killed while attempting to serve a warrant on a man wanted for burglary in Bryant, Missouri.
The subject had previously threatened to shoot anyone who attempted to arrest him. Constable Booth took a posse of several men after learning that the man was attending a dance. The officers arrived at the home at about 10:30 and ordered the man to surrender. The man immediately opened fire, shooting Constable Booth in the head. The other posse members returned fire but did not strike the man.
The suspect was apprehended in Colorado Springs in May of 1897.
“Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God." Matthew 5:9
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Constable Booth served with the Clay Township Constable's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Norwood community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Constable Owen Booth 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 MO, 516 of 813 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.5% of this state's fallen. That is 63.5 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
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When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Owen Booth is highlighted in Dec.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Owen Booth was killed by gun; unknown type.
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