Herbert Hatcher

Pensacola Police Department — Pensacola, FL

Felonious

End of Watch January 15, 1939

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 14

Incident

Police Officer Herbert Hatcher was shot and killed by a 17-year-old suspect when he and another officer interrupted an armed robbery in progress at a cafe located at Hayne Street and Wright Street.

Officer Hatcher's partner returned fire, killing the suspect.

The suspect, the son of a Pensacola police officer, used his father's service revolver.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Hatcher served with the Pensacola Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Pensacola community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Hatcher.

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

Agency

Department Pensacola Police Department

Location Pensacola, FL

Platform Identity ppd.escambia.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 15, 1939

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Officer's handgun

Offender robbery

Police Officer Herbert Hatcher 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 Pensacola Police Department, 8 of 15 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.3% of this agency's fallen.

Pensacola Police Department

of 15 officers

53.3% Felonious

FL — Statewide

539

of 1,008 officers

53.5% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious