Alonzo Walter "Lon" Holden

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

Accident

End of Watch May 7, 1909

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 312

Incident

Special Marshal Holden was accidentally shot and killed by another officer while attempting to serve a warrant on two men in Oklahoma. Special Marshal Holden was one of 20 officers who had gone to the location to serve the warrant. The officers had arrested two men when Special Marshal Holden observed a third suspect running into the woods. When Special Marshal Holden fired his gun into the air as a warning shot, a shootout ensued. During the shootout, Special Marshal Holden was accidentally shot in the head by another officer. Two of the suspects were also killed in the shootout. Special Marshal Holden had also served as the city marshal of Hugo, Oklahoma.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and six children.

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Tributes

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

— 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 May 7, 1909

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Special Deputy Marshal Alonzo Walter "Lon" Holden 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