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Deputy Sheriff

Wallace E. Cool

Latah County Sheriff's Department — Moscow, ID

Felonious

End of Watch August 5, 1901

Age 33

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Deputy Cool was shot and killed off his horse while attempting to arrest a man who was riding through town randomly shooting at people. The man had killed the town doctor and wounded a storekeeper. The suspect fled to his house, where a shootout with a posse led by the sheriff ensued. The standoff ended when the suspect killed himself. Deputy Cool died of his wounds the next day.

Deputy Cool was survived by his wife.

Survivors

Deputy Cool was survived by his wife.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Cool served with the Latah County Sheriff's Department.
Thank you for your service to the Moscow community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Cool.

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

Agency

Department Latah County Sheriff's Department

Location Moscow, ID

Platform Identity lcso.latah.id.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 5, 1901

Age 33

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Gunfire

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Committed Suicide

Deputy Sheriff Wallace E. Cool 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%.

Latah County Sheriff's Department

of 1 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. Wallace E. Cool'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 Wallace E. Cool Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

Offender Outcome

Committed Suicide

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Wallace E. Cool is highlighted in Aug.

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. Wallace E. Cool 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