Roll of Honor
Robert L. Wood
Incident
Location: Texas Weapon: Rifle Offender: Shot and killed
Mounted Inspector Robert Wood was shot and killed approximately five miles south of Fort Hancock after a group of Mexican bandits who were being pursued by Carranzistas crossed the Rio Grande River into the United States.
Inspector Wood, a second mounted inspector, and several U.S. Army soldiers surrounded the hut that the group was hiding in. The bandits opened fire from within the hut, killing Inspector Wood and U.S. Army Private John Towney.
At the request of the troops, the Carranzistas also crossed the border and assisted the Army troops in a prolonged gun battle in which at least three of the bandits were killed. Several others were able to escape back across the river into Mexico.
Rest in peace always and please know that no passage of time will ever erase your sacrifice.
Detective Cpl/3 Steven Rizzo Delaware State Police (Retired) July 31st, 2020
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Mounted Inspector Wood served with the United States Department of the Treasury.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Mounted Inspector Wood.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Mounted Inspector Robert L. Wood 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 DC, 754 of 1,419 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.1 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
At United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service, 47 of 94 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
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Offender Outcome
Shot and killed
When Felonious Deaths Occur
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Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Robert L. Wood was killed by rifle.
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