Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer William Toney was shot and killed during a foot pursuit of a car theft suspect.
The incident had begun when another officer spotted a suspicious van and attempted to stop it. The driver of the van fled with the officer in pursuit. Officer Toney joined the pursuit and chased the van until it crashed in a residential neighborhood at the 700 block of Churchman Avenue. The driver of the vehicle fled on foot with Officer Toney in pursuit. During the foot chase on Fletcher Lane, the suspect turned and fired several shots, one of which struck Officer Toney in the throat above his bullet-resistant vest. He was able to return fire once but missed the suspect. Officer Toney was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Officer Toney had served with the Beech Grove Police Department for two years, with the incident occurring one day before his 32nd birthday.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two daughters, ages 18 months and four years.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Toney gave the Beech Grove Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Beech Grove community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Toney.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer William Ronald Toney 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 IN, 311 of 503 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.8% of this state's fallen. That is 61.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Beech Grove Police Department, 2 of 4 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William Ronald Toney's cause is highlighted.
How William Ronald Toney Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. William Ronald Toney is highlighted in Sep.
Weapons Used Against Officers
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