Will Cross

United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service — Washington, DC

Accident

End of Watch August 12, 1922

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 312

Incident

Deputy Marshal Cross was shot and killed in Little Rock, Arkansas, in return gunfire by Sergeant John Cabiness's partner after he shot at the officers. Deputy Marshal Cross mistook the officers for railroad strikers who were out to get him. Sergeant Cabiness also died of his wounds.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Deputy Marshal Cross served with the United States Department of Justice.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Deputy Marshal Cross.

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

Agency

Department United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service

Location Washington, DC

Platform Identity usms.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 12, 1922

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Special Deputy Marshal Will Cross is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In DC, 454 of 1,419 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, 43 of 313 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 13.7% of this agency's fallen.

United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service

of 313 officers

13.7% Accident

DC — Statewide

454

of 1,419 officers

32% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident