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Police Officer

Donald Ray Tucker

Clinton Police Department — Clinton, NC

Felonious

End of Watch November 14, 1991

Age 22

Tour of Duty 1 yrs

Badge 332

The Vigil Panel 137 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Officer Donald Tucker was shot and killed while working on an undercover drug operation with a multi-agency task force in Carteret County. Officer Tucker was making his last purchase for the task force when the two suspects robbed and murdered him. Both men were apprehended. The gunman was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life on April 3, 1992. Officer Tucker had been employed with the Clinton Police Department for 1 year.

Survivors

He is survived by his son, parents, brother, and sister.

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Tributes

You barely got started.
Police Officer Tucker gave the Clinton Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Clinton community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Tucker.

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

Agency

Department Clinton Police Department

Location Clinton, NC

Platform Identity cpd.sampson.nc.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 14, 1991

Tour of Duty 1 yrs

Age 22

Badge Number 332

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun

Offender Sentenced to life

Police Officer Donald Ray Tucker 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%.

Clinton 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. Donald Ray Tucker'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 Donald Ray Tucker 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

Offender Outcome

Sentenced to life

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Donald Ray Tucker is highlighted in Nov.

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. Donald Ray Tucker was killed by handgun.

Gun; Unknown type

5,083

Handgun

2,077

Shotgun

922

Officer's handgun

909

Automobile; Alcohol involved

530

Rifle

518