Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff R.L. Cares was shot and killed in Grant, Oklahoma, while attempting to arrest a drunk man who was carrying a pistol.
Deputy Cares located the man inside of the town drugstore. He attempted to talk the man into going home, but when the man refused, Deputy Cares attempted to disarm him. The subject drew his pistol and fatally shot Deputy Cares.
The man fled the state and was arrested in San Antonio, Texas. He waived extradition and was returned to Oklahoma to face trial.
Deputy Cares was survived by his wife.
Survivors
Deputy Cares was survived by his wife.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Cares served with the Choctaw County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Hugo community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Cares.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Robert L. Cares 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 OK, 403 of 582 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 69.2% of this state's fallen. That is 69.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Choctaw County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robert L. Cares's cause is highlighted.
How Robert L. Cares Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Robert L. Cares is highlighted in Jul.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.
Incident Location
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