Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Thomas Mabry succumbed to wounds sustained three weeks earlier when he was struck in the head by a man with a brick on Bunker Hill, which was in the area of 1st Street NW and High Street (modern-day Henry Street NW and Loudon Avenue). Patrolman Mabry had just served a warrant on a female juvenile and was walking her to the police station when the girl's brother struck him on the back of the head with a brick. The man jumped a train but was later apprehended, returned to Roanoke, and sentenced to death. He was taken to the city jail in Lynchburg, Virginia, where he committed suicide while awaiting his death sentence.
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Patrolman Mabry served with the Roanoke City Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Roanoke community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Thomas A. Mabry is one of 17,559 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 53.9% of all 32,586 officers honored here.
In VA, 394 of 654 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.2% of this state's fallen. That is 6.3 percentage points above the national rate of 53.9%.
At Roanoke City Police Department, 12 of 15 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 80% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Thomas A. Mabry's cause is highlighted.
How Thomas A. Mabry Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Thomas A. Mabry is highlighted in Jan.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Thomas A. Mabry was killed by blunt object.
Incident Location
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