Joseph Viola

Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office — New Orleans, LA

Accident

End of Watch June 3, 1920

Age 45

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 6

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Joseph Viola succumbed to a gunshot sustained four days earlier when he was accidentally shot in the chest by his partner as they attempted to arrest a grand larceny suspect at 1717 Wall Street.

He was transported to a local hospital where he remained until succumbing to the wound.

Deputy Viola was survived by his wife and two children.

Survivors

Deputy Viola was survived by his wife and two children.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Viola served with the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the New Orleans community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Viola.

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

Agency

Department Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office

Location New Orleans, LA

Platform Identity opso.orleans.la.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 3, 1920

Age 45

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Cause Detail Gunfire (Inadvertent)

Weapon Handgun

Deputy Sheriff Joseph Viola is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In LA, 180 of 595 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30.3% of this state's fallen. That is 0.7 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office, 2 of 7 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.6% of this agency's fallen.

Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office

of 7 officers

28.6% Accident

LA — Statewide

180

of 595 officers

30.3% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident