Homer Collins Barton

Coral Gables Police Dept. — Coral Gables, FL

Felonious

End of Watch June 6, 1938

Age 38

Tour of Duty 11 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 8

Incident

Officer Homer Barton was shot and killed while serving a traffic warrant on a home's porch at 3771 Oak Avenue in Miami. A suspect unrelated to the traffic warrant opened fire with a shotgun, without provocation, from the house across the street, striking Officer Barton. He was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. The suspect was apprehended after several Miami officers responded to the scene. He was executed in 1941. Officer Barton had served with the Coral Gables Police Department for 11 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and daughter.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Barton gave the Coral Gables Police Department 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the Coral Gables community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Barton.

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

Agency

Department Coral Gables Police Dept.

Location Coral Gables, FL

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

Service Record

End of Watch June 6, 1938

Tour of Duty 11 yrs

Age 38

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Shotgun

Offender Executed in 1941

Officer Homer Collins Barton 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 Coral Gables Police Dept., 7 of 9 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 77.8% of this agency's fallen.

Coral Gables Police Dept.

of 9 officers

77.8% Felonious

FL — Statewide

539

of 1,008 officers

53.5% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious