Thomas Cloud
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Captain

Thomas Cloud

Felonious
End of Watch March 31, 1885
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Gender Male

Incident

Captain Thomas Cloud and Captain Sam Cudgo were shot and killed near Sacred Heart Mission, Oklahoma. A posse had gone to the location to arrest a man for the murder of his brother-in-law. As the officers approached the shack the man started firing through the cracks in the walls. Captain Cudgo was shot in the abdomen and died one hour later. Captain Cloud was shot in the leg and died two days later.

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141 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Captain Cloud served with the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma Lighthorsemen Police.
Thank you for your service to the Wewoka community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Type Other
Location Wewoka, OK
Platform Identity snolpd.sn.tribal.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 31, 1885
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

Captain Thomas Cloud 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 97,756 officers honored here.

In OK, 403 of 582 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 69.2% of this state's fallen. That is 69.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Seminole Nation of Oklahoma Lighthorsemen Police, 3 of 3 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Seminole Nation of Oklahoma Lighthorsemen Police
3
of 3 officers
100% Felonious
OK — Statewide
403
of 582 officers
69.2% Felonious
Nationwide
1
of 97,756 officers
0% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Thomas Cloud's cause is highlighted.

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

How Thomas Cloud Compares

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Thomas Cloud is highlighted in Mar.

Jan
1,392
Feb
1,295
Mar
1,373
Apr
1,516
May
1,504
Jun
1,442
Jul
1,587
Aug
1,517
Sep
1,491
Oct
1,371
Nov
1,447
Dec
1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Thomas Cloud was killed by gun.

Handgun
3,684
Gun
3,592
Gun; Unknown type
1,492
Shotgun
1,109
Rifle
935
Officer's handgun
909

Incident Location

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