William B. Weaver

Elko County Sheriff's Office — Elko, NV

Felonious

End of Watch August 5, 1880

Age 36

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 6

Incident

Deputy Weaver succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained three days earlier by a man who identified him as a deputy. Deputy Weaver was playing poker with the suspect and another man when the suspect and the third man got into a fight. Deputy Weaver attempted to break up the fight when the man said, "You are an officer I believe." When Deputy Weaver acknowledged that he was an officer, the suspect jumped up, told Deputy Weaver that no officer would arrest him, and then shot him. Deputy Weaver returned fire and both men were shot several times.

The suspect died at the scene. Deputy Weaver was seriously wounded and died three days later.

Deputy Weaver was survived by his two children, mother, and two sisters.

Survivors

Deputy Weaver was survived by his two children, mother, and two sisters.

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146 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Deputy Sheriff Weaver served with the Elko County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Elko community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Elko County Sheriff's Office

Location Elko, NV

Platform Identity ecso.elko.nv.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 5, 1880

Age 36

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Gunfire

Weapon Handgun

Offender Shot and killed

Deputy Sheriff William B. Weaver 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 NV, 81 of 145 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 55.9% of this state's fallen. That is 1.7 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Elko County Sheriff's Office, 5 of 7 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 71.4% of this agency's fallen.

Elko County Sheriff's Office

of 7 officers

71.4% Felonious

NV — Statewide

of 145 officers

55.9% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious