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Constable

Sam Douglass

Loyal Constable's Office — Loyal, WI

Felonious

End of Watch October 27, 1917

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Constable Sam Douglass was shot and killed at a home in the Squaw Gap area by the father of a boy he was attempting to arrest.

He had gone go the boy's home but the boy's father armed himself with a shotgun and demanded that Constable Douglass leave at gunpoint. Constable Douglass returned home where he obtained his rifle and returned to the home to arrest the boy.

Constable Douglass the boy's father exchanged shots and both were killed.

Deputy Curley Brown came to Axel Larson's house to request assistance after the shooting of Constable Douglass. My Grandfather Oswald Erickson (15) was asleep in the attic and woke up when he heard the knock on the door and the conversation about the shooting. Axel took his Model T and went to notify the proper authorities. A tragic double shooting and a tragic death of Officer Douglass.

James Yockim Not related September 18th, 2021

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Constable Douglass served with the Loyal Constable's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Loyal community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Douglass.

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

Agency

Department Loyal Constable's Office

Location Loyal, WI

Platform Identity lco.clark.wi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 27, 1917

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Shotgun

Offender Shot and killed

Constable Sam Douglass 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 WI, 159 of 317 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50.2% of this state's fallen. That is 4 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

Loyal Constable's Office

of 1 officers

100% Felonious

WI — Statewide

159

of 317 officers

50.2% 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. Sam Douglass'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 Sam Douglass Compares

Offender Outcome

Shot and killed

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Sam Douglass is highlighted in Oct.

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. Sam Douglass was killed by shotgun.

Gun; Unknown type

5,083

Handgun

2,077

Shotgun

922

Officer's handgun

909

Automobile; Alcohol involved

530

Rifle

518