Roll of Honor
Incident
Constable Fred (Kelly) Karlton succumbed to the gunshot wounds he received on February 28, 1917, while attempting to arrest a suspect wanted for shooting a boy in Hammond.
As soon as Constable Karlton arrived at the suspect's home with an arrest warrant, she shot him in the chest with a shotgun. She then barricaded herself in her home. When another officer arrived, she attempted to shoot him, but the officer overpowered her and placed her under arrest. While being transported to the jail, officers were overpowered by a mob, and she was hung on the outskirts of Hammond.
Constable Karlton was transported to his home, where he died from his wounds three weeks later on March 23, 1917.
Constable Karlton had served in law enforcement for 17 years, serving as a deputy sheriff with the Tangipahoa Sheriff's Office, as the first marshal for the City of Hammond, a chief of police, and as constable for the Tangipahoa Parish Constable's Office.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two children.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Constable Karlton gave the Tangipahoa Parish Constable's Office 17 years.
Thank you for your service to the Hammond community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Karlton.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Constable Alfred Edwin Kelly Karlton 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. Alfred Edwin Kelly Karlton's cause is highlighted.
How Alfred Edwin Kelly Karlton Compares
Offender Outcome
Lynched by mob
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Alfred Edwin Kelly Karlton is highlighted in Mar.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Alfred Edwin Kelly Karlton was killed by shotgun.