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Deputy Marshal

Elmer Magruder

Higbee Police Department — Higbee, MO

Felonious

End of Watch December 18, 1908

Age 24

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Marshal Magruder was shot and killed and another marshall was shot through the right lung when three burglary suspects attempted to escape from the Higbee Jail. One of the men was able to conceal a handgun into the jail at the time he was arrested . The other marshall returned fire striking the 17-year-old suspect in the arm as he escaped. He was captured ten days later in Mexico, Missouri. The other two were taken into custody at the jail. The suspect was convicted of murder and sentenced to 10 years. On April 14, 1914, he was paroled.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Marshal Magruder served with the Higbee Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Higbee community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Marshal Magruder.

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

Agency

Department Higbee Police Department

Location Higbee, MO

Platform Identity hpd.randolph.mo.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 18, 1908

Age 24

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Paroled in 1914

Deputy Marshal Elmer Magruder 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 MO, 516 of 813 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.5% of this state's fallen. That is 9.3 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

Higbee Police Department

of 1 officers

100% Felonious

MO — Statewide

516

of 813 officers

63.5% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Elmer Magruder's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How Elmer Magruder Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

Offender Outcome

Paroled in 1914

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Elmer Magruder is highlighted in Dec.

Jan

1,392

Feb

1,295

Mar

1,373

Apr

1,517

May

1,505

Jun

1,443

Jul

1,587

Aug

1,516

Sep

1,553

Oct

1,371

Nov

1,447

Dec

1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Elmer Magruder was killed by gun; unknown type.

Gun; Unknown type

5,083

Handgun

2,077

Shotgun

922

Officer's handgun

909

Automobile; Alcohol involved

530

Rifle

518