Roll of Honor
Incident
City Marshal Smith was shot and killed by a man he had previously arrested. On the evening of Tuesday, November 13, 1951, Marshal Smith was in Easter’s Cafe having dinner when the shooter walked in with a 12-gauge shotgun, fired one time, striking Marshal Smith with over 50 pellets in the lower right side and blowing away part of the his holster. He was carrying a grudge over a previous arrest for drunkenness by the marshal. Marshal Smith died from his wounds five days later. The 40-year-old suspect was arrested at his home seven miles northeast of Bokchito the next day, convicted of the marshal’s murder, and sentenced to life imprisonment. He died in prison in 1961.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
City Marshal Smith served with the Bokchito Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Bokchito community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, City Marshal Smith.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
City Marshal Warren N. Smith 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 Bokchito Police Department, 2 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Warren N. Smith's cause is highlighted.
How Warren N. Smith Compares
Offender Outcome
Died in prison in 1961
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Warren N. Smith is highlighted in Nov.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Warren N. Smith was killed by shotgun; 12 gauge.
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