Roll of Honor
Sherman Russell
Incident
Location: Oklahoma Weapon: Handgun Offender: Not available
Deputy Marshal Sherman Russell was assassinated in Muskogee.
Hard feelings existed between a man and Marshal Russell's family. Deputy Marshal Russell was shot and killed by a man hired to kill him while he was leaving church. The subject and the killer surrounded Deputy Marshal Sherman. The killer and the subject fled.
The man who hired the killer was apprehended and was convicted of murder and sentenced to death. On June 24, 1903, he was pardoned by President Theodore Roosevelt.
Deputy Marshal Russell was survived by his wife.
Survivors
Deputy Marshal Russell was survived by his wife.
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Deputy U.S. Marshal Russell served with the United States Department of Justice.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Deputy U.S. Marshal Sherman Russell is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In DC, 754 of 1,419 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.1 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
At United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, 251 of 313 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 80.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Sherman Russell's cause is highlighted.
How Sherman Russell Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Sherman Russell is highlighted in Jul.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Sherman Russell was killed by handgun.
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