Thomas Robert Lewis

Madison County Sheriff's Department — Huntsville, AL

Felonious

End of Watch November 1, 1994

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 8

Incident

Deputy Lewis was shot and killed while he and two other deputies were attempting to serve commitment papers on a mentally ill suspect. The suspect was waiting for the officers to arrive with a shotgun and binoculars. When the officers knocked on the door and identified themselves the suspect opened fire on them, killing Deputy Lewis. The suspect also shot Deputy Billy Thrower who was able to return fire and kill the suspect. Deputy Thrower died of his wounds 10 months later.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Lewis served with the Madison County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Huntsville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Lewis.

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

Agency

Department Madison County Sheriff's Department

Type Other

Location Huntsville, Madison County, AL

Platform Identity mcso.madison.al.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 1, 1994

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Shotgun

Deputy Sheriff Thomas Robert Lewis is one of 17,559 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 53.9% of all 32,588 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 9.1 percentage points above the national rate of 53.9%.

At Madison County Sheriff's Department, 6 of 9 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.

Madison County Sheriff's Department

of 9 officers

66.7% Felonious

AL — Statewide

405

of 643 officers

63% Felonious

Nationwide

17,559

of 32,588 officers

53.9% Felonious