Richard Eric Weinhold
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Sergeant

Richard Eric Weinhold

Felonious
End of Watch October 31, 2000
Age 44
Tour of Duty 20 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Weinhold was shot and killed while attempting to evict a man from a residence. Sergeant Weinhold and several other officers had responded to the residence on the owner’s request to evict suspect. While searching the home, the suspect appeared at the top of a staircase and opened fire on the officers. Officer Weinhold was struck in the shoulder opening of his vest. He was transported to a local hospital where he died shortly after arrival.

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20 years. You could have gone home.
Sergeant Weinhold gave the St. Louis County Police Department 20 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Clayton community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Weinhold.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Clayton, MO
Platform Identity slcpd.stlouis.mo.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 31, 2000
Tour of Duty 20 yrs
Age 44
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Sergeant Richard Eric Weinhold 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%.

At St. Louis County Police Department, 6 of 11 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 54.5% of this agency's fallen.

St. Louis County Police Department
6
of 11 officers
54.5% Felonious
MO — Statewide
516
of 813 officers
63.5% 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. Richard Eric Weinhold's cause is highlighted.

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

How Richard Eric Weinhold Compares

Age at Death
44
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years
Years of Service
20
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 8.4 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Richard Eric Weinhold is highlighted in Oct.

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.

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

Incident Location