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William W. Weathered
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Officer

William W. Weathered

Lexington Police Department — Lexington, KY
Felonious
United States flag Kentucky flag
End of Watch July 29, 1894
The Vigil Panel 12 ›
Gender Male
Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 11

Incident

Officer Weathered was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a drunk man near South Broadway and Bolivar Street.

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132 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Officer Weathered served with the Lexington Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Lexington community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department Lexington Police Department
Location Lexington, KY
Platform Identity lpd.fayette.ky.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 29, 1894
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun; Unknown type
Offender Not available

Officer William W. Weathered 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 KY, 755 of 983 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 76.8% of this state's fallen. That is 22.6 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Lexington Police Department, 8 of 12 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.

Lexington Police Department
8
of 12 officers
66.7% Felonious
KY — Statewide
755
of 983 officers
76.8% 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. William W. Weathered'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 William W. Weathered Compares

Offender Outcome

Not available

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. William W. Weathered is highlighted in Jul.

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. William W. Weathered 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