Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Donald Perry was shot and killed by another deputy who mistook him for a burglar at 3060 Richfield Center in Beaver Creek Deputy Perry heard a radio call for assistance. He entered the front of the building through the broken window, and two Beaver Creek Township officers were waiting at the back door for the owner to arrive and open the door. When Deputy Perry opened the back door, he was mistaken for the burglar since he was in plain clothes. Deputy Perry had served with the Greene County Sheriff's Office for seven years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and daughter.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Perry gave the Greene County Sheriff's Office 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Xenia community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Perry.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Donald G. Perry 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 Greene County Sheriff's Office, 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. Donald G. Perry's cause is highlighted.
How Donald G. Perry Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Donald G. Perry is highlighted in Nov.
Incident Location
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