Roll of Honor
Incident
Captain Henry Ritchason was accidentally shot and killed by another officer while he and other law enforcement officers searched a wooded area for a still. One of the other officers was attempting to load a pump shotgun when it discharged, striking Captain Ritchason in the stomach. He was transported to Bethesda Hospital where he succumbed to his wounds three hours later. Captain Ritchason had served with the Zanesville Police Department for 19 years.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Captain Ritchason gave the Zanesville Police Department 19 years.
Thank you for your service to the Zanesville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Captain Ritchason.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Captain Henry Ritchason is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In OH, 318 of 991 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Zanesville Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Henry Ritchason's cause is highlighted.
How Henry Ritchason Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Henry Ritchason is highlighted in May.
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