Roll of Honor
Incident
Marshal Lewelling succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained the previous night when he was shot in the chest while trying to break up a disturbance at a local saloon. The suspect was arrested by a deputy following the shooting. The suspect was tried and acquitted on June 11, 1904. Marshal Lewelling had served four months as the Town Marshall and had been a Deputy Sheriff for four years for the Arroyo Grande Police Department. He was survived by his wife and two children. He was buried in Saint Patrick's Cemetery in Arroyo Grande.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two children.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Town Marshal Lewelling gave the Arroyo Grande Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Arroyo Grande community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Town Marshal Lewelling.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Town Marshal Henry Lewelling 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Henry Lewelling's cause is highlighted.
How Henry Lewelling Compares
Offender Outcome
Acquitted
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Henry Lewelling is highlighted in Mar.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Henry Lewelling was killed by gun; unknown type.