Roll of Honor
Winfield S. Wooten
Incident
Location: Oklahoma Weapon: Officer's handgun Offender: Shot and killed
Special Agent Winfield Wooten was shot and killed in Tulsa, Oklahoma, after stopping two juveniles who drove past him at 90 mph.
During the stop, two Tulsa officers assisted Agent Wooten search the two juveniles and then left the scene. After the officers left, one of the juveniles attacked Agent Wooten. The juvenile took both of his service revolvers and shot Agent Wooten eight times. The subject continued to shoot Agent Wooten's body as a small riot ensued.
Four Tulsa police cars were sent to the scene and as Police Officer L.R. Rogers stepped from his vehicle he was shot and killed. Other officers returned fire, killing the suspect.
Agent Wooten had served with the agency for eight years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Agent Wooten gave the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Dallas community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Agent Wooten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Special Agent Winfield S. Wooten 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 TX, 1,461 of 2,422 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.3% of this state's fallen. That is 60.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Police Department, 2 of 7 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 28.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Winfield S. Wooten's cause is highlighted.
How Winfield S. Wooten Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Winfield S. Wooten is highlighted in Mar.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Winfield S. Wooten was killed by officer's handgun.
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