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Policeman

Thomas Inman Slaton

Yazoo City Police Department — Yazoo City, MS

Felonious

End of Watch March 3, 1913

Age 28

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Policeman T. Inman Slaton was shot and killed when he and another officer attempted to talk to two suspicious men near the railroad depot.

One of the men immediately produced a pistol and shot Policeman Slaton, fatally wounding him. Policeman Slaton's partner returned fire and killed the man. The second man fled the scene.

Policeman Slaton was survived by his wife and three children.

Survivors

Policeman Slaton was survived by his wife and three children.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Policeman Slaton served with the Yazoo City Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Yazoo City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Policeman Slaton.

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

Agency

Department Yazoo City Police Department

Location Yazoo City, MS

Platform Identity ypd.yazoo.ms.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 3, 1913

Age 28

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Gunfire

Weapon Handgun

Offender Shot and killed

Policeman Thomas Inman Slaton 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 MS, 242 of 349 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 69.3% of this state's fallen. That is 15.1 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

Yazoo City Police Department

of 1 officers

100% Felonious

MS — Statewide

242

of 349 officers

69.3% 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. Thomas Inman Slaton'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 Thomas Inman Slaton Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

Offender Outcome

Shot and killed

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Thomas Inman Slaton is highlighted in Mar.

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. Thomas Inman Slaton was killed by handgun.

Gun; Unknown type

5,083

Handgun

2,077

Shotgun

922

Officer's handgun

909

Automobile; Alcohol involved

530

Rifle

518