Thomas Jefferson Packard

Bakersfield Police Department — Bakersfield, CA

Felonious

End of Watch April 20, 1903

Age 43

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 7

Incident

Marshal Thomas Packard and Deputy Tibbet were shot and killed while attempting to serve a murder warrant on a suspect. The suspect was shot and killed as he attempted to escape by Deputy Tibbet's brother, who was also a Deputy Sheriff. Marshal Packard succumbed to his wounds the following morning. A second suspect was arrested and sentenced to life in prison for the murders, but committed suicide before the sentence was carried out. Marshal Packard was survived by his wife and brother. He is buried in Union Cemetery, Bakersfield, California.

Survivors

Marshal Packard was survived by his wife and brother.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
City Marshal Packard served with the Bakersfield Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Bakersfield community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, City Marshal Packard.

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

Agency

Department Bakersfield Police Department

Location Bakersfield, CA

Platform Identity bpd.kern.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 20, 1903

Age 43

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Not available

City Marshal Thomas Jefferson Packard 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 CA, 974 of 1,837 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53% of this state's fallen. That is 1.2 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At Bakersfield Police Department, 1 of 8 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 12.5% of this agency's fallen.

Bakersfield Police Department

of 8 officers

12.5% Felonious

CA — Statewide

974

of 1,837 officers

53% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious