Roll of Honor
Incident
Undersheriff Veach was accidentally shot and killed by a fellow officer during a shootout with horse thieves. The two deputies had gone to Basin to arrest the men when the shootout erupted. It was determined at a coroner's inquest that the fatal round to Undersheriff Veach came from the other deputy's gun. The suspect who shot at the deputies was also shot and killed. Undersheriff Veach had served with the agency for over 4 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two children.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Undersheriff Veach gave the Sheridan County Sheriff's Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Sheridan community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Undersheriff Veach.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Undersheriff William H. Veach is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In WY, 17 of 63 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27% of this state's fallen. That is 27 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Sheridan County Sheriff's Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William H. Veach's cause is highlighted.
How William H. Veach Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. William H. Veach is highlighted in Jun.
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