Roll of Honor
Frank Horn Cloud
Incident
Location: South Dakota Incident Date: Tuesday, March 8, 1910 Weapon: Gun; Unknown type Offender: Sentenced to life
Officer Frank Horn Cloud succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained two days earlier on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota.
He was shot in the back as he dismounted his horse by a man who was wanted for domestic abuse. Despite being wounded, Officer Horn Cloud was able to ride to safety. He died from his wounds two days later.
The suspect was convicted of Officer Horn Cloud's murder and sentenced to life in prison.
Officer Horn Cloud was survived by his wife and two children.
Survivors
Officer Horn Cloud was survived by his wife and two children.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Horn Cloud served with the United States Department of the Interior.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Horn Cloud.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Frank Horn Cloud 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 Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs - Office of Justice Services, 45 of 52 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 86.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Frank Horn Cloud's cause is highlighted.
How Frank Horn Cloud Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to life
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Frank Horn Cloud is highlighted in Mar.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Frank Horn Cloud was killed by gun; unknown type.
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