Roll of Honor
William Anderson Looper
Incident
Location: South Carolina Weapon: Handgun Offender: Not available
Deputy US Marshal William Looper was shot and killed near Pickens, South Carolina while attempting to seize a wagon transporting illegal whiskey.
As he informed the wagon driver to allow him to search the wagon the man pulled out his pistol. The two exchanged shots and both were fatally wounded.
Deputy Marshal Looper was survived by his wife and four children.
Survivors
Deputy Marshal Looper was survived by his wife and four children.
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Deputy U.S. Marshal Looper served with the United States Department of Justice.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Deputy U.S. Marshal William Anderson Looper 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 Justice - United States Marshals Service, 251 of 313 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 80.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William Anderson Looper's cause is highlighted.
How William Anderson Looper Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. William Anderson Looper is highlighted in Mar.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. William Anderson Looper was killed by handgun.
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