Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Willie Turner was shot and killed while checking a cafe/pool hall. Officer Turner stopped to check a combination cafe/pool hall in north Wynnewood. Officer Turner was off-duty, but his chief stated it was part of Officer Turner’s assignment to stop and check this area after completing his regular shift. Officer Turner became involved in a heated argument with a man. Witnesses, after hearing a shot, found the officer dead on the floor, shot once in the head with a small-caliber gun. The man was arrested at the scene. He was convicted and sentenced to death, but the sentence was later commuted to life imprisonment on appeal. He was released from prison on August 28, 1983. Officer Turner was a United States Vietnam veteran and had only served on the police force for three months.
Survivors
He was survived by his pregnant wife and five children.
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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Officer Turner served with the Wynnewood Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Wynnewood community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Willie E. Turner served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.
Officer Willie E. Turner is one of 17,559 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 53.9% of all 32,586 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 15.3 percentage points above the national rate of 53.9%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Willie E. Turner's cause is highlighted.
How Willie E. Turner Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Willie E. Turner is highlighted in Jan.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Willie E. Turner was killed by handgun.
Military Service
Willie E. Turner served in the United States military before joining law enforcement.
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