Webb Loraine Campbell
Detective

Webb Loraine Campbell

Oklahoma City Police Dept. — Oklahoma City, OK
Accident
End of Watch October 29, 1938
Age 35
Tour of Duty 7 yrs
Badge 060
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Gender Male

Incident

Detective Webb Campbell was accidentally shot and killed by a fellow officer in a case of mistaken identity. He and his partner responded in plainclothes to a report of a prowler at NW 24th Street and Walker Avenue. While they were searching the area, uniformed officers arrived on the scene and were unaware that plainclothes officers were searching the area too. When Detective Campbell rounded the corner of a house he was shot and killed by mistake. Detective Campbell had served with the Oklahoma City Police Department for seven years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Campbell gave the Oklahoma City Police Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Oklahoma City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Campbell.

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

Agency

Location Oklahoma City, OK
Platform Identity opd.oklahoma.ok.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 29, 1938
Tour of Duty 7 yrs
Age 35
Badge Number 060
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Detective Webb Loraine Campbell 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 OK, 135 of 582 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 23.2% of this state's fallen. That is 7.8 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Oklahoma City Police Dept., 13 of 33 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.4% of this agency's fallen.

Oklahoma City Police Dept.
13
of 33 officers
39.4% Accident
OK — Statewide
135
of 582 officers
23.2% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Webb Loraine Campbell'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 Webb Loraine Campbell Compares

Age at End of Watch
35
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
7
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Webb Loraine Campbell is highlighted in Oct.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location