Roll of Honor
Incident
Sheriff Robinson, Assistant Chief Henry Klaber, and Special Officer Felix Chapman, of the Okmulgee Police Department, were shot and killed after responding to man's shack regarding complaints of the day's fishing catch. Assistant Chief Klaber was the first officer to arrive and was shot and killed. Special Officer Chapman, who had been deputized by Assistant Chief Klaber, picked up Assistant Chief Klaber's weapon and fired at the suspect. The suspect returned fire and killed Officer Chapman and Officer Chapman's brother, who was accompany the officers.
Sheriff Robinson was then shot and killed when he arrived as well. Over a 500 shots were fired in the exchange. Two other law enforcement officers and three civilians were wounded. The suspect was finally killed when the house next door to his house was set on fire. The fire spread to his house and he was burned to death.
Sheriff Robinson had been with the agency for one year and was survived by his wife and two children.
Survivors
Sheriff Robinson had been with the agency for one year and was survived by his wife and two children.
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You barely got started.
Sheriff Robinson gave the Okmulgee County Sheriff's Office 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Okmulgee community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sheriff Robinson.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sheriff William Edgar Robinson 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 OK, 403 of 582 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 69.2% of this state's fallen. That is 69.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Okmulgee County Sheriff's Office, 3 of 3 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William Edgar Robinson's cause is highlighted.
How William Edgar Robinson Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. William Edgar Robinson is highlighted in Nov.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. William Edgar Robinson was killed by handgun.
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