Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Richard O'Connor was shot and killed when he attempted to serve a summons on a suspect at his home for driving without an operator's license. When Trooper O'Connor knocked on the door to the suspect’s house, the suspect opened the door and shot him with a .38 caliber handgun. The trooper was able to return fire, wounding the suspect before he died. The suspect died 19 days later from his wound. Trooper O'Connor had been with the Oregon State Police for nine years.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper O'Connor gave the Oregon State Police 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Oregon. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper O'Connor.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper Richard Francis O'Connor 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 OR, 115 of 197 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 58.4% of this state's fallen. That is 58.4 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Oregon State Police, 16 of 31 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 51.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Richard Francis O'Connor's cause is highlighted.
How Richard Francis O'Connor Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Richard Francis O'Connor is highlighted in May.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Richard Francis O'Connor was killed by handgun.
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