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Town Marshal

Richard Dobbyns Lane

Augusta Police Department — Augusta, KY

Felonious

End of Watch July 25, 1882

Age 28

The Vigil Panel 7 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 2

Incident

Marshal Lane was shot and killed when a man approached him and opened fire with a double-barrel shotgun in an unprovoked attack. Marshal Lane and several other men, including the town mayor, were standing on the street talking when the incident took place. Marshal Lane succumbed to his wounds at the scene.

The suspect was arrested, convicted of manslaughter, and sentenced to five years. He was released May 7, 1887.

Marshal Lane was survived by his wife and child.

Survivors

Marshal Lane was survived by his wife and child.

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144 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Town Marshal Lane served with the Augusta Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Augusta community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department Augusta Police Department

Location Augusta, KY

Platform Identity apd.bracken.ky.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 25, 1882

Age 28

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Gunfire

Weapon Shotgun

Offender Released in 1887

Town Marshal Richard Dobbyns Lane 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 Augusta Police 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.

Augusta Police Department

of 3 officers

100% 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. Richard Dobbyns Lane'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 Richard Dobbyns Lane Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

Offender Outcome

Released in 1887

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Richard Dobbyns Lane 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. Richard Dobbyns Lane was killed by shotgun.

Gun; Unknown type

5,083

Handgun

2,077

Shotgun

922

Officer's handgun

909

Automobile; Alcohol involved

530

Rifle

518

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