Jean Hayden Youngblood

Troy Police Department — Troy, AL

Felonious

End of Watch May 21, 1962

Age 37

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 4

Incident

Officer Jean Youngblood was shot and killed while attempting to secure a business from a man who had just robbed a bank and murdered two bank tellers in a nearby town. He had received word that the suspect was heading into town so he went to the first service station in town to make sure the owner had protection. While inside the store they heard a vehicle pull around back. Officer Youngblood went to the front door and crouched down as he looked outside. At the same moment the vehicle came around the front of the building and the suspect fired a single shot from a .45 caliber handgun, striking Officer Youngblood in the chest. The suspect fled but was pursued by a several officers and citizens. He was killed in a shootout in a local cemetery.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Youngblood served with the Troy Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Troy community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Youngblood.

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

Agency

Department Troy Police Department

Location Troy, AL

Platform Identity tpd.pike.al.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 21, 1962

Age 37

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun; .45 caliber

Offender Shot and killed

Officer Jean Hayden Youngblood 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 AL, 405 of 643 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63% of this state's fallen. That is 8.8 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Troy Police Department, 3 of 5 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60% of this agency's fallen.

Troy Police Department

of 5 officers

60% Felonious

AL — Statewide

405

of 643 officers

63% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious