Wesley F. Cherry

King County Sheriffs Dept. — Seattle, WA

Felonious

End of Watch March 6, 1854

Tour of Duty

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 17

Incident

Deputy Cherry had served with the King County Sheriff's Office for one day.

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172 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Deputy Sheriff Cherry served with the King County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Seattle community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department King County Sheriffs Dept.

Location Seattle, WA

Platform Identity kingso.king.wa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 6, 1854

Tour of Duty

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Deputy Sheriff Wesley F. Cherry 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 WA, 187 of 339 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 55.2% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At King County Sheriffs Dept., 11 of 18 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.1% of this agency's fallen.

King County Sheriffs Dept.

of 18 officers

61.1% Felonious

WA — Statewide

187

of 339 officers

55.2% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious