Roll of Honor
Incident
Chief of Police George England was shot and killed in retaliation for a shooting death that took place nearly seven years earlier.
Shortly after midnight, Chief England was leaving a restaurant in Coalgate, where he stopped to have a meal while on duty. As he left the restaurant, a suspect ambushed him, shooting him five times with a .44 caliber handgun.
The shooting was retaliation for the shooting death of the suspect's half-brother that took place in December 1903. The half-brother was once a U.S. Marshal who was fired for misconduct. He was then elected city marshal of Colgate, and George England served under him as his deputy. In December 1903, the city council removed the city marshal from office for reasons of malfeasance and dereliction of duty. Chief England was appointed to take over as city marshal. Over the next couple of weeks, the fired marshal threatened Chief England's life. It resulted in Chief England shooting and killing the ex-marshal that he once worked for. The shooting was ruled self-defense, and Chief England continued to serve as city marshal.
Immediately after the shooting death of Chief England, the suspect surrendered and was charged with murder. The following year, he was acquitted.
After Oklahoma achieved statehood in 1907 and Coalgate became the county seat of Coal County, City Marshal England became Chief of Police. At the time of his death, he was the Democratic nominee for Sheriff of Coal County.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief of Police England gave the Coalgate Police Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Coalgate community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police England.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Chief of Police George England 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. George England's cause is highlighted.
How George England Compares
Offender Outcome
Acquitted
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. George England is highlighted in Sep.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. George England was killed by handgun; .44 caliber.