Margaret E. "Peggy" Park

Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission — Tallahassee, FL

Felonious

End of Watch December 13, 1984

Age 26

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

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Gender Female

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Incident

Wildlife Officer Margaret Park was shot and killed with her own service weapon when seizing an illegal weapon from a suspect on Keystone Road in Pinellas County. Officer Park had just finished citing a poacher when she heard gunshots coming from an undeveloped subdivision. Officer Park located a pair of men and located a handgun in their van. One of the suspects asked her not to arrest him because he was on probation for grand theft and breaking and entering. As Officer Park reached into her truck to radio dispatch, the suspect grabbed her flashlight and started hitting her on the head. Officer Park was able to call for help on the radio and fired a single shot from her weapon, grazing the second suspect, who then held her down. The first suspect then gained control of her service weapon and shot her in the back of the head as the second suspect held her down. The two fled the scene but were arrested a short time later. When caught, the first suspect was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to death. His co-defendant, a juvenile, was convicted of third-degree murder and sentenced to seven years in prison but served only two years and ten months before being released. The shooter was executed on February 16, 2010. Officer Park had served with the Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission for two years.

Survivors

She was survived by her parents.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Wildlife Officer Park gave the Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Tallahassee community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Wildlife Officer Park.

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

Agency

Department Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission

Location Tallahassee, FL

Platform Identity fgfwfc.leon.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 13, 1984

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

Age 26

Gender Female

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Officer's handgun

Offender Executed in 2010

Wildlife Officer Margaret E. "Peggy" Park 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 FL, 539 of 1,008 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.5% of this state's fallen. That is 0.7 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, 5 of 15 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.

Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission

of 15 officers

33.3% Felonious

FL — Statewide

539

of 1,008 officers

53.5% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious