Roll of Honor
Incident
Marshal Walter Floyd was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man who had refused to surrender a shotgun he was carrying through town.
Marshal Floyd was unarmed during the initial confrontation and went to arm himself. When he returned to Ninth Street to arrest the man, he was shot. He died at 3:00 am the following morning.
The suspect, who pleaded self-defense, was tried and acquitted.
He was survived by his wife and two children.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two children.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
City Marshal Floyd served with the Roff Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Roff community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, City Marshal Floyd.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
City Marshal Walter C. Floyd 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Walter C. Floyd's cause is highlighted.
How Walter C. Floyd Compares
Offender Outcome
Acquitted
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Walter C. Floyd is highlighted in Jun.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Walter C. Floyd was killed by shotgun.