Roll of Honor
Incident
Constable William Cumberledge was shot and killed by a suspect in retaliation for arresting the man for drunkenness the previous week.
The suspect went to the constable's home in Pampa and awoke the constable. When Constable Cumberledge went outside to speak to the man, he was shot in the head and side.
The suspect, 53, was located the next day Bovina, 130 miles away, but shot himself in the head as officers attempted to arrest him. He was taken to a hospital in Clovis, New Mexico, 24 miles away. He survived the wound and was released from the hospital and returned to Pampa seven weeks later but had to be returned when health complications developed. He was deemed unfit to stand trial due to brain damage that left him partially paralyzed and with the I.Q. of a 10-year-old child.
Constable Cumberledge had served with the agency for 1 year.
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You barely got started.
Constable Cumberledge gave the Gray County Constable's Office 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Pampa community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Cumberledge.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Constable William W. Cumberledge 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 TX, 1,463 of 2,421 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.4% of this state's fallen. That is 6.2 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William W. Cumberledge's cause is highlighted.
How William W. Cumberledge Compares
Offender Outcome
Never tried
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. William W. Cumberledge is highlighted in Sep.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. William W. Cumberledge was killed by handgun; .38 caliber.