Roll of Honor
Andy Roff
Incident
Special Deputy Marshal Andy Roff, Deputy Marshal Jim Guy, Special Deputy Marshal James Roff, and Special Deputy Marshal Bill Kirksey, were shot and killed when their posse was ambushed while attempting to arrest several horse thieves near what is present day Calico Creek, Oklahoma. Two of the suspects were shot and killed and two others were charged with murder. The two suspects who were charged were acquitted.
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Special Deputy Marshal Roff served with the United States Department of Justice.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Special Deputy Marshal Andy Roff 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 Justice - United States Marshals Service, 251 of 313 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 80.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Andy Roff's cause is highlighted.
How Andy Roff Compares
Offender Outcome
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When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Andy Roff is highlighted in May.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Andy Roff was killed by gun; unknown type.
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