Roll of Honor
Incident
Constable Caskey died from his wounds after being shot while on foot patrol with a female officer in Londonderry’s Diamond Area, when a gunman opened fire on them from a hijacked van that pulled up alongside them.
The female officer was hit in the back and leg. At the inquest in February 1983, she stated that as the cab window opened she thought the van driver was looking for directions but then the side door opened and she saw a hooded gunman in the crouching position.
She shouted to Constable Caskey and then turned to look for cover when she heard three or four shots and felt extreme pressure in her back and a burning sensation in her right calf.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Constable Caskey served with the Royal Ulster Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Caskey.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Constable Samuel Alan Victor Caskey 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 NIR, 422 of 599 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 70.5% of this state's fallen. That is 16.3 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Royal Ulster Constabulary GC, 351 of 469 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 74.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Samuel Alan Victor Caskey's cause is highlighted.
How Samuel Alan Victor Caskey Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Samuel Alan Victor Caskey is highlighted in May.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.
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