George W. "Son" Durrance

Flagler County Sheriff's Office — Bunnell, FL

Felonious

End of Watch August 25, 1927

Age 34

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 5

Incident

Deputy Durrance was shot and killed while searching for the murderer of Sheriff Perry Hall three days earlier. Deputy Durrance had received information the suspect may be in Greenland, Florida, and was conducting a stakeout. Deputy Durrance observed a man fitting the suspect's description and ordered him to raise his hands. The man raised a shotgun and exchanged shots with Deputy Durrance. Both men were struck. The man who shot Deputy Durrance was not the suspect in Sheriff Hall's murder. He was a night watchman hired to protect the local post office. He was killed several weeks later while awaiting trial for Deputy Durrance's murder.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Durrance served with the Flagler County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Bunnell community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Durrance.

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

Agency

Department Flagler County Sheriff's Office

Location Bunnell, FL

Platform Identity fcso.flagler.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 25, 1927

Age 34

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Shotgun

Offender Killed while awaiting trial

Deputy Sheriff George W. "Son" Durrance 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 Flagler County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 6 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.

Flagler County Sheriff's Office

of 6 officers

33.3% Felonious

FL — Statewide

539

of 1,008 officers

53.5% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious