Incident
PC King was fatally blasted with a shotgun when he entered a house in Tulloch near Nethybridge, Strathspey, to execute an arrest warrant on a poacher for whom he had waited seven hours to return home.
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Police Constable King served with the Invernesshire Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Constable Thomas King 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 SCT, 46 of 308 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 14.9% of this state's fallen. That is 39.3 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
At Inverness-shire Constabulary, 1 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Thomas King's cause is highlighted.
How Thomas King Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Thomas King is highlighted in Dec.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.
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