Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Perry Barrett was killed after being assaulted by a mentally unstable person who had fled from the city hospital's emergency room. As Sergeant Barrett talked to the subject, the man suddenly struck him in the head, causing him to fall backward and strike his head on the curb. Sergeant Barrett was a United States Navy World War II veteran and had served with the Salamanca Police Department for 23 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and four children.
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Tributes
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.
Sergeant Barrett gave the Salamanca Police Department 23 years.
Thank you for your service to the Salamanca 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
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Perry Franklin Barrett served in the U.S. Navy (1944â1946) before joining law enforcement.
Sergeant Perry Franklin Barrett 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 NY, 728 of 2,147 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 33.9% of this state's fallen. That is 33.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Perry Franklin Barrett's cause is highlighted.
How Perry Franklin Barrett Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
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Incident Location
Military Service
Perry Franklin Barrett served in the U.S. Navy (1944–1946) before joining law enforcement.
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