Samuel B. Wingo
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Sheriff

Samuel B. Wingo

Felonious
End of Watch August 31, 1843
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Gender Male

Incident

Sheriff Wingo was shot and killed on his way to a land-sale. The piece of property had been reposessed by the sheriff and was being sold by the county.

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183 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Sheriff Wingo served with the Shannon County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Eminence community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Sheriff's Office
Location Eminence, Shannon County, MO
Platform Identity scso.shannon.mo.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 31, 1843
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

Sheriff Samuel B. Wingo 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 MO, 516 of 813 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.5% of this state's fallen. That is 63.5 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

Shannon County Sheriff's Office
1
of 1 officers
100% Felonious
MO — Statewide
516
of 813 officers
63.5% Felonious
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Samuel B. Wingo's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Samuel B. Wingo Compares

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Samuel B. Wingo is highlighted in Aug.

Jan
1,392
Feb
1,295
Mar
1,373
Apr
1,516
May
1,504
Jun
1,442
Jul
1,587
Aug
1,517
Sep
1,491
Oct
1,371
Nov
1,447
Dec
1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Samuel B. Wingo was killed by gun.

Handgun
3,684
Gun
3,592
Gun; Unknown type
1,492
Shotgun
1,109
Rifle
935
Officer's handgun
909

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