William Park Edwards

Volusia County Sheriff's Office — DeLand, FL

Felonious Veteran

End of Watch November 5, 1907

Age 68

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 4

Incident

Chief Deputy Edwards succumbed to a gunshot wound received the previous day while attempting to arrest a man in DeLand who was suspected of breaking into a home. During the arrest the suspect shot Chief Deputy Edwards with a Colt revolver that had been stolen in the burglary. The suspect was apprehended in Tampa on September 7, 1911, and hanged on February 17, 1912. Chief Deputy Edwards had also been shot and wounded nine years earlier in a shootout that claimed the life of Deputy William Kremer. He was survived by five children. He served the south during the Civil War as a private in the 6th Georgia Infantry, Company A.

Survivors

He was survived by five children.

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Chief Deputy Sheriff Edwards served with the Volusia County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the DeLand community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Volusia County Sheriff's Office

Location DeLand, FL

Platform Identity vcso.volusia.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 5, 1907

Age 68

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun; Revolver

Offender Executed in 1912

Military Service

William Park Edwards served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Chief Deputy Sheriff William Park Edwards 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 Volusia County Sheriff's Office, 4 of 5 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 80% of this agency's fallen.

Volusia County Sheriff's Office

of 5 officers

80% Felonious

FL — Statewide

539

of 1,008 officers

53.5% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious