Owen Lockamy

Fayetteville Police Department — Fayetteville, NC

Felonious

End of Watch March 2, 1907

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 9

Incident

Patrolman Lockamy and Chief J. A. Chason were shot and killed as they and a third officer attempted to arrest a man for illegally selling whiskey from his home in an alley off of Church Lane, near Cross Creek Cemetery. The suspect, who was in his yard, opened fire on the officers as they began to enter the home. All three officers were struck by the shots. Patrolman Lockamy was killed instantly. Chief Chason succumbed to his wounds the following day. The suspect was arrested in Dunn, North Carolina, the following day. He was sentenced to death and executed by hanging in the Cumberland County Jail on April 15, 1907.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Lockamy served with the Fayetteville Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Fayetteville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Lockamy.

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

Agency

Department Fayetteville Police Department

Location Fayetteville, NC

Platform Identity fpd.cumberland.nc.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 2, 1907

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Executed in 1907

Patrolman Owen Lockamy 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 NC, 385 of 664 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 58% of this state's fallen. That is 3.8 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Fayetteville Police Department, 7 of 10 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 70% of this agency's fallen.

Fayetteville Police Department

of 10 officers

70% Felonious

NC — Statewide

385

of 664 officers

58% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious