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Deputy Sheriff

D. H. Dillingham

Bannock County Sheriff's Department — Pocatello, ID

Felonious

End of Watch June 29, 1863

Tour of Duty 1 mo

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 2

Incident

Deputy D.H. Dillingham was shot and killed in Virginia City, Montana, by three men who were seeking revenge against him. Deputy Dillingham had discovered that the three, one of whom was a fellow deputy, were going to rob two miners and warned the intended victims. When the three suspects learned of the warning, they located Deputy Dillingham and shot him. Two of the men were sentenced to death but, on a second jury vote, were sentenced to banishment from Virginia City. Deputy Dillingham had only been appointed a deputy the previous month.

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163 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Deputy Sheriff Dillingham served with the Bannock County Sheriff's Department.
Thank you for your service to the Pocatello community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department Bannock County Sheriff's Department

Location Pocatello, ID

Platform Identity bcso.bannock.id.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 29, 1863

Tour of Duty 1 mo

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Not available

Deputy Sheriff D. H. Dillingham 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 ID, 44 of 71 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 62% of this state's fallen. That is 7.8 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Bannock County Sheriff's Department, 3 of 3 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Bannock County Sheriff's Department

of 3 officers

100% Felonious

ID — Statewide

of 71 officers

62% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. D. H. Dillingham's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How D. H. Dillingham Compares

Years of Service

0.1

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 8.5 years

Offender Outcome

Not available

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. D. H. Dillingham is highlighted in Jun.

Jan

1,392

Feb

1,295

Mar

1,373

Apr

1,517

May

1,505

Jun

1,443

Jul

1,587

Aug

1,516

Sep

1,553

Oct

1,371

Nov

1,447

Dec

1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. D. H. Dillingham was killed by gun; unknown type.

Gun; Unknown type

5,083

Handgun

2,077

Shotgun

922

Officer's handgun

909

Automobile; Alcohol involved

530

Rifle

518

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