Herman Sutton Barbrey

United States Department of Justice - Bureau of Prohibition — Washington, DC

Felonious

End of Watch January 5, 1934

Age 36

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Gender Male

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Incident

Special Agent Herman Barbrey was shot and killed from ambush while transporting a prisoner in Pender County, North Carolina. He and several other agents had just conducted a raid and arrested one man. As Agent Barbrey drove the man off of the property he was fired at from ambush by the man's brother. The round struck him the stomach, fatally wounding him. Another agent took him to a hospital in Wilmington where he died two days later.

Survivors

Agent Barbrey was survived by his wife.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Agent Barbrey served with the United States Department of Justice.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Agent Barbrey.

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

Agency

Department United States Department of Justice - Bureau of Prohibition

Location Washington, DC

Platform Identity usdjbpfed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 5, 1934

Age 36

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Not available

Special Agent Herman Sutton Barbrey 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 DC, 754 of 1,419 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.1 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At United States Department of Justice - Bureau of Prohibition, 22 of 35 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 62.9% of this agency's fallen.

United States Department of Justice - Bureau of Prohibition

of 35 officers

62.9% Felonious

DC — Statewide

754

of 1,419 officers

53.1% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious