Marion K. Farrel

Shawnee Police Department — Shawnee, OK

Felonious

End of Watch October 17, 1907

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 4

Incident

Chief Farrel was murdered while questioning a man after receiving a complaint from the man's wife that the man was committing adultery. Chief Farrel met the man at his place of business. The two walked out of a rear door at which point the man struck him in the head with a blunt object and then fled the scene. The chief was taken to a local doctor and died eight hours later. The suspect was apprehended, convicted of murder, and sentenced to life. He died in prison November 20, 1950.

Survivors

Chief Farrel was survived by his wife and three children.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief of Police Farrel served with the Shawnee Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Shawnee community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Farrel.

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

Agency

Department Shawnee Police Department

Location Shawnee, OK

Platform Identity spd.pottawatomie.ok.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 17, 1907

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Blunt object

Offender Died in prison

Chief of Police Marion K. Farrel 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 Shawnee Police Department, 1 of 5 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 20% of this agency's fallen.

Shawnee Police Department

of 5 officers

20% Felonious

OK — Statewide

403

of 582 officers

69.2% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious