William Elliott

Tucson Police Department — Tucson, AZ

Felonious

End of Watch July 3, 1892

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 10

Incident

Officer William Elliott was stabbed to death while patrolling Meyer Street.

Just after midnight, he confronted a notorious criminal. The man pulled out a knife and stabbed Officer Elliott in the chest. He was able to fire at the suspect and killed him. Officer Elliott succumbed to his wounds at the scene.

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134 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Officer Elliott served with the Tucson Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Tucson community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department Tucson Police Department

Location Tucson, AZ

Platform Identity tpd.pima.az.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 3, 1892

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Edged weapon; Knife

Offender Shot and killed

Officer William Elliott 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 AZ, 204 of 330 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.8% of this state's fallen. That is 7.6 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Tucson Police Department, 6 of 11 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 54.5% of this agency's fallen.

Tucson Police Department

of 11 officers

54.5% Felonious

AZ — Statewide

204

of 330 officers

61.8% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious