Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Grubb was shot and killed while investigating an attempted rape. When he arrived at the residence he was shot in the head by a shotgun blast fired through a window. The suspect shot him a second time as he lay on the ground. The suspect, driving a stolen car, was captured by a state trooper later in the day. He was convicted of first-degree murder and hanged on June 28, 1940. Patrolman Grubb, a WWI Army veteran, had served with the agency for two years and six months.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and child.
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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Patrolman Grubb gave the Buckhannon Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Buckhannon community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Wilbert H. Grubb served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.
Patrolman Wilbert H. Grubb 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 97,759 officers honored here.
In WV, 169 of 232 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 72.8% of this state's fallen. That is 72.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Wilbert H. Grubb's cause is highlighted.
How Wilbert H. Grubb Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Wilbert H. Grubb is highlighted in Apr.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Wilbert H. Grubb was killed by shotgun.
Military Service
Wilbert H. Grubb served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.
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