Simmons Arrington

Metro-Dade Police Department — Miami, FL

Felonious

End of Watch May 21, 1974

Age 31

Tour of Duty 5 yrs

Badge 816

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 24

Incident

Police Officer Simmons Arrington was shot and killed when he responded to a domestic disturbance call involving a man with a shotgun in the 15800 block of NW 38th Place. When he arrived on the scene, he approached the man who was sitting in a vehicle. The suspect stated that he was the one they were looking for and then shot Officer Arrington at point-blank range in the chest. Officer Arrington was flown to a local hospital where he succumbed to his wounds. The suspect was shot and wounded by a responding detective. The man was found incompetent to stand trial and committed to Florida State Hospital. Three days earlier Officer Arrington was the first officer to arrive at the scene of the murder of Sergeant Harrison Crenshaw. Officer Arrington was off-duty, hosting a barbecue at his home when he heard gunshots and went to investigate. Officer Arrington had served with the Metro-Dade Police Department for over five years.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Arrington gave the Metro-Dade Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Miami community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Arrington.

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

Agency

Department Metro-Dade Police Department

Location Miami, FL

Platform Identity metrpd.miamidade.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 21, 1974

Tour of Duty 5 yrs

Age 31

Badge Number 816

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Shotgun

Offender Committed

Police Officer Simmons Arrington 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 Metro-Dade Police Department, 14 of 25 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 56% of this agency's fallen.

Metro-Dade Police Department

of 25 officers

56% Felonious

FL — Statewide

539

of 1,008 officers

53.5% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious