Sung Hui Bang
Deputy Sheriff

Sung Hui Bang

Veteran → Accident
End of Watch August 17, 2000
Age 31
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
The Vigil Panel 147 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Their helicopter experienced mechanical problems and crashed while returning to Milwaukee County. The deputies performed an instrumental role in apprehending the suspect, who was wanted for murdering an off-duty police officer. The helicopter was a 20-year-old military surplus aircraft.

Deputy Bang, the pilot, had served with the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Department for three years.

Survivors

He is survived by his father, mother, sister, brother-in-law, nephew, and niece.

In Our Keeping

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Bang gave the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Milwaukee community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Bang.

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

Agency

Type Other
Location Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, WI
Platform Identity mcso.milwaukee.wi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 17, 2000
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
Age 31
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Sung Hui Bang served in the U.S. Army (1992–1993) before joining law enforcement.

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Deputy Sheriff Sung Hui Bang is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In WI, 124 of 317 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.1% of this state's fallen. That is 39.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Milwaukee County Sheriff's Department, 10 of 13 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 76.9% of this agency's fallen.

Milwaukee County Sheriff's Department
10
of 13 officers
76.9% Accident
WI — Statewide
124
of 317 officers
39.1% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Sung Hui Bang's cause is highlighted.

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

How Sung Hui Bang Compares

Age at Death
31
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
3
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Sung Hui Bang is highlighted in Aug.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location

Military Service

Sung Hui Bang served in the U.S. Army (1992–1993) before joining law enforcement.

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