Alan G. Curry

California Department of Fish and Wildlife — Sacramento, CA

Felonious

End of Watch April 30, 1930

Age 29

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 16

Incident

Deputy Game Warden Alan Curry was shot and killed in San Francisco Bay, near Burlingame, by a known persistent violator of fish and game laws.

Game Warden Curry boarded the man's boat and was shot twice with a shotgun. A former game warden who was accompanying him was also shot and killed. The man was apprehended, but a grand jury failed to indict him.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Game Warden Curry served with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Game Warden Curry.

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

Agency

Department California Department of Fish and Wildlife

Location Sacramento, CA

Platform Identity cdfwcons.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 30, 1930

Age 29

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Shotgun

Offender Not charged

Deputy Game Warden Alan G. Curry 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 California Department of Fish and Wildlife, 9 of 17 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 52.9% of this agency's fallen.

California Department of Fish and Wildlife

of 17 officers

52.9% Felonious

CA — Statewide

974

of 1,837 officers

53% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious