David S. Cox

Hughes County Sheriff's Dept. — Holdenville, OK

Felonious

End of Watch January 31, 1908

Age 40

Tour of Duty 2 mo

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 3

Incident

Deputy David Cox was shot and while attempting to arrest the owner of a shooting gallery. He had gone to the gallery after receiving a complaint from a citizen that their were illegal guns there. After searching the gallery once he found no illegal weapons and returned to question the citizen again. When he returned to the gallery a second time to arrest the owner he was shot in the chest and killed.

Deputy Cox had served with the agency for two months. He was survived by his wife and seven children. He is buried at Glory Cemetery in Hughes County, Oklahoma.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and seven children.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Cox served with the Hughes County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Holdenville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Cox.

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

Agency

Department Hughes County Sheriff's Dept.

Location Holdenville, OK

Platform Identity hcso.hughes.ok.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 31, 1908

Tour of Duty 2 mo

Age 40

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Gunfire

Weapon Rifle

Deputy Sheriff David S. Cox 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 OK, 403 of 582 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 69.2% of this state's fallen. That is 15 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Hughes County Sheriff's Dept., 3 of 4 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 75% of this agency's fallen.

Hughes County Sheriff's Dept.

of 4 officers

75% Felonious

OK — Statewide

403

of 582 officers

69.2% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious