Warren Corway Sanders

Jacksonville Sheriff's Office — Jacksonville, FL

Veteran → Felonious

End of Watch July 26, 1990

Age 33

Tour of Duty 7 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 29

Incident

Officer Warren Sanders was shot and killed while he and his partner were on an undercover assignment. He was sitting in a vehicle with another undercover officer when a subject pulled up next to them. The subject recognized the other officer as a police officer and began to flee. The other officer chased the suspect as Officer Sanders subdued the passenger in the suspect's vehicle. After subduing the passenger Officer Sanders went to assist the other officer, who had chased the suspect into an apartment. As he entered the apartment he was caught in the crossfire of a shootout between the suspect and the other officer. The other officer was shot several times but survived. Officer Sanders was shot and mortally wounded. The suspect turned himself in several days later and was sentenced to death for Officer Sander's murder. Officer Sanders had served with the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office for seven years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Sanders gave the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Jacksonville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Sanders.

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

Agency

Department Jacksonville Sheriff's Office

Type Sheriff's Office

Location Jacksonville, Duval County, FL

Platform Identity jso.duval.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 26, 1990

Tour of Duty 7 yrs

Age 33

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun

Military Service

Warren Corway Sanders served in the U.S. Marine Corps (1978â1982) before joining law enforcement.

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Officer Warren Corway Sanders 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 FL, 539 of 1,008 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.5% of this state's fallen. That is 53.5 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, 11 of 30 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 36.7% of this agency's fallen.

Jacksonville Sheriff's Office

of 30 officers

36.7% Felonious

FL — Statewide

539

of 1,008 officers

53.5% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Felonious