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Incident
Game Warden Sherman Handron was shot and killed while attempting to arrest two men for transporting illegal elk meat in the Humptulips District. He had been conducting an investigation for several weeks into the matter and had a warrant to search the men's vehicle when the shooting took place at one of the men's homes along the West Fork Humptulip River. Warden Handron was shot by the suspect 12 times. During their trial the doctor who performed the autopsy testified that both men shot Warden Handron. One of the suspects testified that he fired all the shots. He testified that he was in his yard, removing groceries from his car, when a man hiding behind some brush nearby stood up and fired three shots at him, one taking affect in his hip. He claimed he then grabbed his rifle from his car and shot back several times. The only witnesses were the defendants.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Game Warden Handron served with the Washington Department of Wildlife.
Thank you for your service to the Olympia community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Game Warden Handron.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Game Warden Sherman J. Handron 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%.
National Cause Distribution
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How Sherman J. Handron Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Sherman J. Handron is highlighted in Aug.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Sherman J. Handron was killed by rifle.
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