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Incident
Special Agent Robert Stringer was shot and killed by strikers at a mine in Mucklow, West Virginia.
He was traveling on a railroad handcar with other detectives when the striking miners opened fire on them, killing Agent Stringer and wounding the chief of detectives.
West Virginia National Guard troops were deployed to the area as a result of the strike.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Agent Stringer served with the White Oak Railway Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Oak Hill community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Agent Stringer.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Special Agent Robert F. Stringer 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 VA, 394 of 656 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.1% of this state's fallen. That is 60.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robert F. Stringer's cause is highlighted.
How Robert F. Stringer Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
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Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Robert F. Stringer was killed by gun.
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