Roll of Honor
Incident
Constable Sam Douglass was shot and killed at a home in the Squaw Gap area by the father of a boy he was attempting to arrest.
He had gone go the boy's home but the boy's father armed himself with a shotgun and demanded that Constable Douglass leave at gunpoint. Constable Douglass returned home where he obtained his rifle and returned to the home to arrest the boy.
Constable Douglass the boy's father exchanged shots and both were killed.
Deputy Curley Brown came to Axel Larson's house to request assistance after the shooting of Constable Douglass. My Grandfather Oswald Erickson (15) was asleep in the attic and woke up when he heard the knock on the door and the conversation about the shooting. Axel took his Model T and went to notify the proper authorities. A tragic double shooting and a tragic death of Officer Douglass.
James Yockim Not related September 18th, 2021
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Constable Douglass served with the Loyal Constable's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Loyal community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Douglass.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Constable Sam Douglass 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 WI, 159 of 317 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50.2% of this state's fallen. That is 50.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Sam Douglass's cause is highlighted.
How Sam Douglass Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Sam Douglass is highlighted in Oct.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Sam Douglass was killed by shotgun.
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