Roll of Honor
Roosevelt Ferrell
Incident
Police Officer Roosevelt Ferrell was shot in the leg by a sniper while on foot patrol at a local school. Officers began searching for him after he failed to respond to radio requests and found him a short time later. He was transported to a local hospital where he died a week later from cardiac arrest brought on by complications of his surgery. A 16-year-old boy was arrested and charged with shooting Officer Ferrell. Officer Ferrell had ordered him and two other youths off the school campus 40 minutes earlier after he caught them trespassing.
Survivors
Officer Ferrell was survived by his wife and children.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Ferrell served with the Compton Unified School District Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Compton community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Ferrell.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Roosevelt Ferrell 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 CA, 974 of 1,837 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53% of this state's fallen. That is 53 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Roosevelt Ferrell's cause is highlighted.
How Roosevelt Ferrell Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Roosevelt Ferrell is highlighted in Mar.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Roosevelt Ferrell was killed by rifle.
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