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Federal Prohibition Agent

George Hamilton Wentworth

United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Prohibition Unit — Washington, DC

Felonious

End of Watch November 24, 1926

The Vigil Panel 52 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 58

Incident

Federal Prohibition Agent George Wentworth was shot and killed while transporting a prisoner in Berkeley, California. He and another agent had just bought a carload of liquor in an undercover operation. The agents were driving the suspect to jail when he pulled out a concealed gun and ordered Agent Wentworth to stop the car. When the agent refused to stop the man shot him in the head, seriously wounding him. Despite being mortally wounded, Agent Wentworth was able to return fire and killed the suspect. Agent Wentworth was taken to a local hospital where he died the following day.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Federal Prohibition Agent Wentworth served with the United States Department of the Treasury.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Federal Prohibition Agent Wentworth.

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

Agency

Department United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Prohibition Unit

Type Federal Agency

Location Washington, DC

Platform Identity usdtirspufed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 24, 1926

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun

Federal Prohibition Agent George Hamilton Wentworth is one of 17,559 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 53.9% of all 32,587 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 0.8 percentage points below the national rate of 53.9%.

At United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Prohibition Unit, 47 of 59 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 79.7% of this agency's fallen.

United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Prohibition Unit

of 59 officers

79.7% Felonious

DC — Statewide

754

of 1,419 officers

53.1% Felonious

Nationwide

17,559

of 32,587 officers

53.9% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. George Hamilton Wentworth's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,559 (53.9%)

Accident

10,095 (31%)

Illness

3,037 (9.3%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

334 (1%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

How George Hamilton Wentworth Compares

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. George Hamilton Wentworth is highlighted in Nov.

Jan

1,392

Feb

1,295

Mar

1,373

Apr

1,516

May

1,504

Jun

1,442

Jul

1,587

Aug

1,517

Sep

1,491

Oct

1,371

Nov

1,447

Dec

1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. George Hamilton Wentworth was killed by gun.

Handgun

3,684

Gun

3,592

Gun; Unknown type

1,492

Shotgun

1,109

Rifle

935

Officer's handgun

909

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