Roll of Honor
Incident
Detective Thomas Chevis succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained 11 years earlier when suspected auto thieves went to his own home and attacked him. The ring leader shot Detective Chevis with a .45 caliber handgun, causing major internal injuries. Detective Chevis was able to return fire, causing fatal wounds to the suspect. Detective Chevis was able to return to duty before retiring in 1936 and subsequently succumbing to his injuries.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Sergeant Chevis gave the Tampa Police Department 13 years.
Thank you for your service to the Tampa community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Sergeant Chevis.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Detective Sergeant Thomas M. Chevis 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 FL, 539 of 1,008 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.5% of this state's fallen. That is 53.5 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Tampa Police Department, 21 of 29 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 72.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Thomas M. Chevis's cause is highlighted.
How Thomas M. Chevis Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Thomas M. Chevis is highlighted in Apr.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Thomas M. Chevis was killed by handgun.
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