Roll of Honor
Incident
Corrections Employee Suon Troeung was killed when he was attacked by an inmate at the Stateville Correctional Center. An inmate overpowered Corrections Employee Troeung to get the commissary keys and then robbed it of cartons of cigarettes and other items which were found in his cell. The inmate received two life sentences for murder and armed robbery. Corrections Employee Troeung had served with the Illinois Department of Corrections for 10 years. He was survived by his wife, daughter and two sons. Corrections Employee Troeung was a decorated veteran of his native Republic of Vietnam’s war for independence from communist forces.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, daughter and two sons.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corrections Employee Troeung gave the Illinois Department of Corrections 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Illinois. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corrections Employee Troeung.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Corrections Employee Suon Troeung 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 IL, 842 of 1,318 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.9% of this state's fallen. That is 63.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Illinois Department of Corrections, 27 of 32 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 84.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Suon Troeung's cause is highlighted.
How Suon Troeung Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Suon Troeung is highlighted in Oct.
Weapons Used Against Officers
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