Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Louis Harvill and Constable William Hood were shot and killed while investigating two suspicious vehicles that were parked in front of a dance hall. As they walked between the cars an occupant hiding in one of them opened fire, striking both officers.
Two brothers were apprehended and charged with the officer's murders. Even though Constable Hood identified the brother who shot him and Deputy Harvill from his death bed, both brothers were released due insufficient evidence. The shooter accidentally shot and killed himself in Pope County, Arkansas, when his revolver fell to the floor and discharged. The other brother went on to become a notorious Southwest bank robber until his arrest in 1936. He died in Alcatraz in 1941 from liver failure.
Deputy Harvill died at the scene and Constable Hood succumbed to his wounds five days later.
Deputy Harvill was survived by his wife and four children.
Survivors
Deputy Harvill was survived by his wife and four children.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Harvill served with the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Waurika community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Harvill.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Louis M. Harvill is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 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 69.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Louis M. Harvill's cause is highlighted.
How Louis M. Harvill Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Louis M. Harvill is highlighted in Jan.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.
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