Roll of Honor
Incident
Corporal Eric Streeter succumbed to wounds he received when he was shot while investigating a drug case in Pensacola. He had noticed suspicious activity and began to follow five subjects while he waited for backup. The suspects saw that they were being followed, stopped the car, and Corporal Streeter blocked them in an alley at 200 block of East Cross Street in Pensacola. One of the subjects opened fire, striking him three times before he could take action. Corporal Streeter was transported to Baptist Hospital, where he died from three gunshot wounds two days later. Five suspects were arrested for aiding the shooter. The 22-year-old killer, who escaped the Escambia Prison six months earlier, was apprehended in Tampa three weeks later. He pleaded no contest and was sentenced to life with the possibility of parole. Corporal Streeter had served with the Escambia County Sheriff's Office for eight years. He was survived by his wife and children. One son later became a Florida State Trooper.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and children.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corporal Streeter gave the Escambia County Sheriff's Office 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Pensacola community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corporal Streeter.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Corporal Eric Byron Streeter 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 Escambia County Sheriff's Office, 10 of 13 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 76.9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Eric Byron Streeter's cause is highlighted.
How Eric Byron Streeter Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to life
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Eric Byron Streeter is highlighted in Mar.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Eric Byron Streeter was killed by gun; unknown type.
Incident Location
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