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Owen Lee Flack
Officer

Owen Lee Flack

Hopkinsville Police Department — Hopkinsville, KY
Veteran → Felonious
United States flag Kentucky flag
End of Watch June 17, 1951
Age 41
Tour of Duty 8 mo
The Vigil Panel 87 ›
Gender Male
Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 5

Incident

Officer Owen Flack was shot and killed by one of two men when he tried to stop a fight between the two at a nightclub near the intersection of 2nd Street and Brown Street at approximately 2:00 am. The 63-year-old suspect was arrested and charged with murder. He was convicted of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to 12 years in 1936. He was paroled on May 14, 1943. Officer Flack was a WWII veteran. He was a widower at the time of his death.

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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Officer Flack served with the Hopkinsville Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Hopkinsville community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Hopkinsville Police Department
Type Other
Location Hopkinsville, Christian County, KY
Platform Identity hpd.christian.ky.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 17, 1951
Tour of Duty 8 mo
Age 41
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

Military Service

Owen Lee Flack served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.

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Officer Owen Lee Flack 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 97,759 officers honored here.

In KY, 755 of 983 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 76.8% of this state's fallen. That is 76.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Hopkinsville Police Department, 6 of 6 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Hopkinsville Police Department
6
of 6 officers
100% Felonious
KY — Statewide
755
of 983 officers
76.8% Felonious
Nationwide
1
of 97,759 officers
0% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Owen Lee Flack's cause is highlighted.

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

How Owen Lee Flack Compares

Age at Death
41
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years
Years of Service
0.7
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 8.4 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Owen Lee Flack is highlighted in Jun.

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. Owen Lee Flack was killed by gun.

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

Incident Location

Military Service

Owen Lee Flack served in the United States military before joining law enforcement.

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