Roll of Honor
Valence LeeWayne Pascal
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Val Pascal succumbed to a gunshot wound he received from a man he had arrested for failing to appear in court on a DUI charge in Leeds, North Dakota. At 2 p.m., Deputy Pascal placed the subject, whom he knew well, in the back of his patrol car. He had taken his place behind the wheel when the suspect shot him in the back of the head with a homemade .22 caliber pistol. The suspect then shot and killed himself. The suspect had no prior record and had never been a threat to the community. Deputy Pascal died at St. Luke's Hospital in Fargo the next morning. Deputy Pascal was a United States Army veteran and had served with the Benson County Sheriff's Office for two years.
Survivors
He was survived by his parents, brother and sister.
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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.
Deputy Sheriff Pascal served with the Benson County Sheriff's Department.
Thank you for your service to the Minnewaukan 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
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Valence LeeWayne Pascal served in the Army (1991â1991) before joining law enforcement.
Deputy Sheriff Valence LeeWayne Pascal 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 ND, 39 of 61 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.9% of this state's fallen. That is 9.7 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Benson County Sheriff's Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Valence LeeWayne Pascal's cause is highlighted.
How Valence LeeWayne Pascal Compares
Offender Outcome
Committed suicide
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Valence LeeWayne Pascal is highlighted in Aug.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Valence LeeWayne Pascal was killed by handgun; .22 caliber.
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