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Incident
Officer Robert Donnelly was shot and killed while searching a juvenile's vehicle for liquor. The 17-year-old suspect was apprehended, convicted of murder and sentenced to life. He escaped from the Oklahoma Penitentiary in January of 1925. On June 10, 1928, he was captured in Basin, Wyoming. He was paroled in 1935. On December 1, 1935, his parole was revoked and he was returned to prison after he tried to take an officer's gun away from him who had pulled him over in Tulsa.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Donnelly served with the Tulsa Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Tulsa community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Donnelly.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Police Officer Robert Donnelly 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 Tulsa Police Department, 30 of 42 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 71.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robert Donnelly's cause is highlighted.
How Robert Donnelly Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Robert Donnelly is highlighted in Feb.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Robert Donnelly was killed by handgun.
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