Herman Cashwell Butler

Cumberland County Sheriff's Office — Fayetteville, NC

Felonious

End of Watch May 21, 1920

Age 40

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 12

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Herman Butler was shot and killed, and Deputy William Moore was shot and mortally wounded as they attempted to serve an arrest warrant on a man wanted for shooting at townspeople in the area of Camden Street and Orlando Street.

Deputy Moore died two days later.

The suspect was convicted of one count of second-degree murder and sentenced to two to 20 years in prison.

Deputy Butler was survived by his wife and five children.

Survivors

Deputy Butler was survived by his wife and five children.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Butler served with the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Fayetteville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Butler.

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

Agency

Department Cumberland County Sheriff's Office

Location Fayetteville, NC

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

Service Record

End of Watch May 21, 1920

Age 40

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Gunfire

Weapon Rifle

Offender Sentenced to 2 to 20 years

Deputy Sheriff Herman Cashwell Butler 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 Cumberland County Sheriff's Office, 11 of 13 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 84.6% of this agency's fallen.

Cumberland County Sheriff's Office

of 13 officers

84.6% Felonious

NC — Statewide

385

of 664 officers

58% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious