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Constable

Silas Goree

Montgomery County Constable's Office — Montgomery, AL

Felonious

End of Watch January 1, 1829

Age 43

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Constable Silas Goree was stabbed to death on New Year's Day in retaliation for having served several writs against the man who attacked him.

He was standing in front of the courthouse, near the Artesian Basin, when the man walked up to him and stabbed him in the chest without warning. The man ran from the scene but was chased by several citizens and captured. He was convicted of Constable Goree's murder and executed by hanging on January 27th, 1832.

Constable Goree was survived by his wife and one child.

Survivors

Constable Goree was survived by his wife and one child.

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197 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Constable Goree served with the Montgomery County Constable's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Montgomery community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department Montgomery County Constable's Office

Location Montgomery, AL

Platform Identity mcco.montgomery.al.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 1, 1829

Age 43

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Stabbed

Weapon Edged weapon; Knife

Offender Executed in 1832

Constable Silas Goree 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%.

Montgomery County Constable's Office

of 1 officers

100% Felonious

AL — Statewide

405

of 643 officers

63% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Silas Goree's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How Silas Goree Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

Offender Outcome

Executed in 1832

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Silas Goree is highlighted in Jan.

Jan

1,392

Feb

1,295

Mar

1,373

Apr

1,517

May

1,505

Jun

1,443

Jul

1,587

Aug

1,516

Sep

1,553

Oct

1,371

Nov

1,447

Dec

1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Silas Goree was killed by edged weapon; knife.

Gun; Unknown type

5,083

Handgun

2,077

Shotgun

922

Officer's handgun

909

Automobile; Alcohol involved

530

Rifle

518