Roll of Honor
Incident
Detective Thomas Ring was shot and killed while assisting two railroad policemen who were investigating thefts from several boxcars. The officers went to the home of one of the suspects at 411 N 15th Street but were told to leave when they knocked on the door. Detective Ring was shot with a .45 caliber revolver as he attempted to look through a window into the home. Both suspects escaped. Detective Ring's killer was shot and killed three weeks later in Scribner when he resisted the Dodge County sheriff and four Omaha police officers. His accomplice was arrested weeks later in Kansas City. He was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to one to 10 years. He was paroled 22 months later and deported to Mexico.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Ring served with the Omaha Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Omaha community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Ring.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Detective Thomas Ring 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 NE, 97 of 151 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 64.2% of this state's fallen. That is 64.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Omaha Police Department, 21 of 25 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 84% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Thomas Ring's cause is highlighted.
How Thomas Ring Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Thomas Ring is highlighted in Feb.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Thomas Ring was killed by handgun.
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