Roll of Honor
William Edwin Collins
Incident
Federal Prohibition Agent Williams Collins and Deputy Sheriff Samuel Duhon, of the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office, were shot and killed in an ambush while en route to a liquor raid. Other agents began searching for the two men when they failed to show up for the raid. Their bodies were found the following day riddled with bullets, in the back seat of their vehicle in a cemetery near Starks, Louisiana. Two brothers were arrested, convicted of both murders, and sentenced to death. One was hanged on January 28, 1928. The other suspect had his death sentence commuted to life.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Federal Prohibition Agent Collins served with the United States Department of the Treasury.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Federal Prohibition Agent Collins.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Federal Prohibition Agent William Edwin Collins 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 DC, 754 of 1,418 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.2% of this state's fallen. That is 53.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Prohibition Unit, 47 of 59 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 79.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William Edwin Collins's cause is highlighted.
How William Edwin Collins Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. William Edwin Collins is highlighted in Mar.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. William Edwin Collins was killed by gun.
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