Andrew Peery
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Deputy Sheriff

Andrew Peery

El Paso County Sheriff's Office — Colorado Springs, CO
Felonious Veteran →
End of Watch August 7, 2022
Age 39
Tour of Duty 6 yrs
Badge 16120
The Vigil Panel 180 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Andrew Peery was shot and killed while responding to a shots-fired call at 5:30 pm at Ponderosa Drive and Grand Boulevard in Widefield.

A Fountain Police Department officer, Deputy Peery, and another deputy responded to a shooting call. When they arrived in the area, they were immediately met with gunfire. Deputy Peery was transported to UCHealth Memorial Hospital where he succumbed to his wounds at 8:07 pm.

A woman was found dead in the home's front yard, presumed to have been shot by the subject. The subject committed suicide inside the home.

Deputy Peery was a United States Army Operation Iraq Freedom War veteran who had served with the El Paso County Sheriff's Office for six years and was a SWAT Team member.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and two children.

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Deputy Sheriff Peery gave the El Paso County Sheriff's Office 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Colorado Springs community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Location Colorado Springs, CO
Platform Identity epcso.elpaso.co.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 7, 2022
Tour of Duty 6 yrs
Age 39
Badge Number 16120
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun; Unknown type
Offender Committed Suicide

Military Service

Andrew Peery served in the Army (2001–2014) before joining law enforcement.

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Deputy Sheriff Andrew Peery 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 CO, 235 of 360 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 65.3% of this state's fallen. That is 11.1 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At El Paso County Sheriff's Office, 4 of 6 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.

El Paso County Sheriff's Office
4
of 6 officers
66.7% Felonious
CO — Statewide
235
of 360 officers
65.3% 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. Andrew Peery'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 Andrew Peery Compares

Age at End of Watch
39
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years
Years of Service
6
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 8.5 years

Offender Outcome

Committed Suicide

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Andrew Peery 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. Andrew Peery was killed by gun; unknown type.

Gun; Unknown type
5,083
Handgun
2,077
Shotgun
922
Officer's handgun
909
Automobile; Alcohol involved
530
Rifle
518

Incident Location