Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Shack Palmer was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man wanted for shooting two men.
Deputy Palmer was taken to a local hospital where he died of his wounds two days later.
The subject who shot him was apprehended.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Palmer served with the Payne County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Stillwater community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Palmer.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Shack Palmer 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 OK, 403 of 582 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 69.2% of this state's fallen. That is 69.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Payne County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Shack Palmer's cause is highlighted.
How Shack Palmer Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Shack Palmer is highlighted in Dec.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Shack Palmer was killed by handgun.
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