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Deputy Sheriff

Suzanne Michelle Hopper

Clark County Sheriff's Office — Springfield, OH

Felonious

End of Watch January 1, 2011

Age 40

Tour of Duty 12 yrs

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Gender Female

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 3

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Suzanne Hopper was shot and killed after responding to a call of a window being shot out at a trailer park in Enon.

While conducting a preliminary investigation, Deputy Hopper observed a footprint and took out a camera to photograph it. As she was taking photographs, a male opened the door to his trailer and fired one shot at Deputy Hopper with a shotgun, killing her.

Additional deputies and officers from area police departments arrived at the scene and surrounded the trailer. A standoff ensued in which dozens of shots were fired between the suspect and officers. A police officer from the German Township Police Department was wounded and the suspect was ultimately killed during the shootout.

The suspect's girlfriend was convicted of charges connected with providing the man the gun he used to killer Deputy Hopper. The girlfriend was sentenced to five years in prison.

Deputy Hopper had served with the Clark County Sheriff's Office for 12 years.

Survivors

She is survived by her husband, two children, and two stepchildren.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Hopper gave the Clark County Sheriff's Office 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the Springfield community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Hopper.

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

Agency

Department Clark County Sheriff's Office

Location Springfield, OH

Platform Identity clarso.clark.oh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 1, 2011

Tour of Duty 12 yrs

Age 40

Gender Female

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Gunfire

Weapon Shotgun

Offender Shot and killed

Deputy Sheriff Suzanne Michelle Hopper 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 OH, 572 of 991 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 57.7% of this state's fallen. That is 3.5 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Clark County Sheriff's Office, 4 of 4 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Clark County Sheriff's Office

of 4 officers

100% Felonious

OH — Statewide

572

of 991 officers

57.7% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious