Roll of Honor
Incident
Whilst he was attempting to arrest a man for serious assault he was fatally stabbed when members of the suspect's family attacked him and other officers with knives and other weapons.
Fatally stabbed and beaten when members of a suspect’s family attacked him and other officers with knives and other weapons as he attempted to arrest the man for serious assault.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Sergeant Hunt served with the Strathclyde Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Sergeant Hunt.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Detective Sergeant William Ross Hunt 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 SCT, 46 of 308 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 14.9% of this state's fallen. That is 39.3 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
At Strathclyde Police, 3 of 35 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 8.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William Ross Hunt's cause is highlighted.
How William Ross Hunt Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. William Ross Hunt is highlighted in Jun.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.
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