Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff P.C. Simon was shot and killed as he and a local judge attempted to arrest a man near Lutcher, Louisiana.
The man was wanted for his involvement in a fight at a nearby lumber camp. Deputy Simon and the judge had gone to his home, one mile north of Lutcher, to arrest him. The man's wife told them he was not at home. As they began to leave the man emerged from the back of the home and opened fire with a shotgun, fatally wounding Deputy Simon and wounding the judge.
Deputy Simon was taken by train to New Orleans where he succumbed to his wounds on May 5th, 1914.
The man was pursued by a posse for several days. He was shot and killed while barricaded inside a barn on May 8th, 1914.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Simon served with the St. James Parish Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Convent community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Simon.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff P. C. Simon 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. P. C. Simon's cause is highlighted.
How P. C. Simon Compares
Offender Outcome
Shot and killed
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. P. C. Simon is highlighted in May.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. P. C. Simon was killed by shotgun.