Lawrence H. McParlin

Charles County Sheriff's Office — La Plata, MD

Felonious Veteran

End of Watch May 21, 1918

Age 35

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 5

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Lawrence McParlin and Officer John Conrad of the Metropolitan Police Department, DC, were shot and killed while attempting to serve a warrant on a subject at 76 I Street, NW. After shooting the two officers, the subject fled to 1500 Carrollburg Place, SW, where Lieutenant David Dunigan confronted him. During the ensuing shootout Lieutenant Dunigan was also fatally wounded. The subject was injured but survived. The suspect escaped but was recaptured and hanged on January 22, 1925, in a Washington, DC jail. Before execution, the suspect claimed to have committed 12 murders, including a Chicago Patrolman. Deputy McParlin was a United States Navy veteran. He was survived by his wife, daughter, father, three brothers, and two sisters. He is buried at Hartland Central Cemetery in Hartland, Niagara County, New York.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, daughter, father, three brothers, and two sisters.

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Deputy Sheriff McParlin served with the Charles County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the La Plata community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Charles County Sheriff's Office

Location La Plata, MD

Platform Identity ccso.charles.md.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 21, 1918

Age 35

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Shot and wounded

Military Service

Lawrence H. McParlin served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Deputy Sheriff Lawrence H. McParlin 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 MD, 195 of 377 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 51.7% of this state's fallen. That is 2.5 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At Charles County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 6 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 16.7% of this agency's fallen.

Charles County Sheriff's Office

of 6 officers

16.7% Felonious

MD — Statewide

195

of 377 officers

51.7% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious