Norris C. Blackmon

Shreveport Police Dept. — Shreveport, LA

Felonious

End of Watch July 31, 1969

Age 49

Tour of Duty 19 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 29

Incident

Lieutenant Blackmon was shot and killed when he responded to a report of a man who was bleeding from a stab wound. When he arrived at the home the victim shot him twice with a shotgun. The suspect was then shot and killed by other officers.

Survivors

Lieutenant Blackmon had been with the agency for 19 years and was survived by his wife and two children.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Lieutenant Blackmon gave the Shreveport Police Department 19 years.
Thank you for your service to the Shreveport community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant Blackmon.

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

Agency

Department Shreveport Police Dept.

Location Shreveport, LA

Platform Identity spd.caddo.la.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 31, 1969

Tour of Duty 19 yrs

Age 49

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Shotgun

Offender Shot and killed

Lieutenant Norris C. Blackmon 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 LA, 364 of 595 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.2% of this state's fallen. That is 7 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Shreveport Police Dept., 24 of 30 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 80% of this agency's fallen.

Shreveport Police Dept.

of 30 officers

80% Felonious

LA — Statewide

364

of 595 officers

61.2% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious