Walter C. Floyd
City Marshal

Walter C. Floyd

Roff Police Department — Roff, OK
Felonious
End of Watch June 24, 1923
Age 35
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Gender Male

Incident

Marshal Walter Floyd was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man who had refused to surrender a shotgun he was carrying through town.

Marshal Floyd was unarmed during the initial confrontation and went to arm himself. When he returned to Ninth Street to arrest the man, he was shot. He died at 3:00 am the following morning.

The suspect, who pleaded self-defense, was tried and acquitted.

He was survived by his wife and two children.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two children.

In Our Keeping

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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
City Marshal Floyd served with the Roff Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Roff community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, City Marshal Floyd.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Roff, OK
Platform Identity rpd.pontotoc.ok.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 24, 1923
Age 35
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail Gunfire
Weapon Shotgun

City Marshal Walter C. Floyd 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 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%.

Roff Police Department
1
of 1 officers
100% Felonious
OK — Statewide
403
of 582 officers
69.2% Felonious
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Walter C. Floyd's cause is highlighted.

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

How Walter C. Floyd Compares

Age at Death
35
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Walter C. Floyd is highlighted in Jun.

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. Walter C. Floyd was killed by shotgun.

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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