Seth Riving Jackson

Lewis County Sheriff's Office — Chehalis, WA

Felonious

End of Watch April 7, 1937

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 4

Incident

Deputy Jackson was shot and killed while he and his partner attempted to stop two robbery suspects near Chehalis. During the shootout Deputy Jackson was shot in the chest and mortally wounded. His partner and at least one of the suspects were also wounded. One suspect was apprehended a week later at a tavern near Orting. He was convicted of murder and hanged at Walla Walla Penitentiary on February 25, 1938. On June 26, 1937, the second suspect was shot and killed by detectives in Denver, Colorado.

Survivors

Deputy Jackson was survived by his wife who was a jailer for the Lewis County Sheriff's Office.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Jackson served with the Lewis County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Chehalis community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Jackson.

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

Agency

Department Lewis County Sheriff's Office

Type Sheriff's Office

Location Chehalis, Lewis County, WA

Platform Identity lcso.lewis.wa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 7, 1937

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun

Deputy Sheriff Seth Riving Jackson 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 WA, 187 of 340 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 55% of this state's fallen. That is 55 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Lewis County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 5 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 40% of this agency's fallen.

Lewis County Sheriff's Office

of 5 officers

40% Felonious

WA — Statewide

187

of 340 officers

55% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Felonious