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Deputy City Marshal

Carlee Hart

Bokchito Police Department — Bokchito, OK

Felonious

End of Watch May 21, 1972

Age 69

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 1

Incident

Deputy City Marshal Carlee Hart was shot and killed when he surprised a robbery suspect who was about to rob a cafe. Marshal Hart was just about to go off duty and had gone to the cafe for a cup of coffee and a roll. The business closed while he was inside so he exited the rear of the business. He re-entered through the back door to pay for his food and then went to leave again. As he walked out the door for the second time he encountered a man with a 20-gauge shotgun, who immediately opened fire and shot him in the chest. The suspect was apprehended two days later and admitted that he was preparing to rob the cafe when Marshal Hart came out the back door and startled him. He claimed that he panicked and pulled the trigger. He was convicted of murder while in the commission of a felony and sentenced to life in prison. A year later he was retried and convicted of manslaughter. He was paroled in 1978. Marshal Hart is survived by his wife, daughter, and two sons

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy City Marshal Hart served with the Bokchito Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Bokchito community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy City Marshal Hart.

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

Agency

Department Bokchito Police Department

Location Bokchito, OK

Platform Identity bokcpd.bryan.ok.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 21, 1972

Age 69

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Shotgun; 20 gauge

Offender Apprehended

Deputy City Marshal Carlee Hart 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.

Bokchito Police Department

of 2 officers

100% Felonious

OK — Statewide

403

of 582 officers

69.2% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Carlee Hart's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How Carlee Hart Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

Offender Outcome

Apprehended

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Carlee Hart is highlighted in May.

Jan

1,392

Feb

1,295

Mar

1,373

Apr

1,517

May

1,505

Jun

1,443

Jul

1,587

Aug

1,516

Sep

1,553

Oct

1,371

Nov

1,447

Dec

1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Carlee Hart was killed by shotgun; 20 gauge.

Gun; Unknown type

5,083

Handgun

2,077

Shotgun

922

Officer's handgun

909

Automobile; Alcohol involved

530

Rifle

518

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