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Deputy Sheriff

Daniel O'Connor

Phillips County Sheriff's Department — Helena, AR

Felonious

End of Watch August 24, 1935

Age 38

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 2

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Daniel O'Connor was shot and killed by a 17-year-old boy when he and other officers attempted to arrest the boy's father at their home for drunk driving and leaving the scene of an accident.

In an exchange of gunfire the boy's father was killed. Before fleeing the youth stabbed another officer in the back. Bloodhounds led officers to a nearby woods where he was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff O'Connor served with the Phillips County Sheriff's Department.
Thank you for your service to the Helena community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff O'Connor.

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

Agency

Department Phillips County Sheriff's Department

Location Helena, AR

Platform Identity pcso.phillips.ar.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 24, 1935

Age 38

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Gunfire

Weapon Rifle

Offender Committed suicide

Deputy Sheriff Daniel O'Connor 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 AR, 249 of 372 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 66.9% of this state's fallen. That is 12.7 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Phillips County Sheriff's Department, 2 of 3 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.

Phillips County Sheriff's Department

of 3 officers

66.7% Felonious

AR — Statewide

249

of 372 officers

66.9% 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. Daniel O'Connor'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 Daniel O'Connor Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

Offender Outcome

Committed suicide

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Daniel O'Connor is highlighted in Aug.

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. Daniel O'Connor was killed by rifle.

Gun; Unknown type

5,083

Handgun

2,077

Shotgun

922

Officer's handgun

909

Automobile; Alcohol involved

530

Rifle

518

Others Who Wore This Badge

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