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Police Officer

Robert Young Clement

Spencer Police Department — Spencer, NC

Felonious Veteran

End of Watch June 3, 1999

Age 32

Tour of Duty 7 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Officer Clement, Officer Stillwell and Officer Hough were attempting to serve an arrest warrant. Upon entering the house shots were exchanged and Officer Clement was struck in the abdomen, neck, and torso. Officer Clement remained in a rehabilitation center, confined to a wheelchair. In June of 1999, he underwent surgery that would have helped him walk again. Officer Clements died from complications from the surgery. The suspect committed suicide during the stand-off with police.

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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.
Police Officer Clement gave the Spencer Police Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Spencer 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 Spencer Police Department

Location Spencer, NC

Platform Identity spenpd.rowan.nc.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 3, 1999

Tour of Duty 7 yrs

Age 32

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Military Service

Robert Young Clement served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Police Officer Robert Young Clement 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%.

Spencer Police Department

of 1 officers

100% Felonious

NC — Statewide

385

of 664 officers

58% 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. Robert Young Clement'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 Robert Young Clement Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

Years of Service

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 8.5 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Robert Young Clement is highlighted in Jun.

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.

Gun; Unknown type

5,083

Handgun

2,077

Shotgun

922

Officer's handgun

909

Automobile; Alcohol involved

530

Rifle

518