Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Dameron was shot and killed in Bessemer City while serving a warrant on a man to appear in court on charges of carrying a concealed weapon.
Deputy Dameron had been accompanied to the home by a Bessemer City police officer. The city officer went to the front door as Deputy Dameron went to the rear door. The suspect came out of the rear door and opened fire on Deputy Dameron with a shotgun, killing him, and then fled the scene.
The next day the suspect was captured by a farmer several miles north of Bessemer City. He was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to 30 years in prison on January 17, 1936. A few weeks later, he was transferred from the state prison to the state mental hospital in Goldsboro and died there on May 19, 1940.
Deputy Dameron was survived by his wife.
Survivors
Deputy Dameron was survived by his wife.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Dameron served with the Gaston County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Gastonia community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Dameron.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff William Arron Dameron 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 NC, 385 of 664 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 58% of this state's fallen. That is 3.8 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 Arron Dameron's cause is highlighted.
How William Arron Dameron Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to 30 years
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. William Arron Dameron is highlighted in Oct.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. William Arron Dameron was killed by shotgun.