William B. Lockett

Bartlesville Police Department — Bartlesville, OK

Felonious

End of Watch June 7, 1922

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 5

Incident

City Marshal William Lockett was shot and killed while following three suspicious men. Marshal Lockett observed three men get out of a vehicle near Pritchard’s Garage, which had been burglarized several times recently. He followed the men and shortly witnesses heard a man yell "you've been following us long enough," then heard two shots. Marshal Lockett fired two shots from his rifle at his assailants before being fatally shot.

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

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

Agency

Department Bartlesville Police Department

Location Bartlesville, OK

Platform Identity bpd.washington.ok.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 7, 1922

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun; .38 caliber

Offender Not available

City Marshal William B. Lockett 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 Bartlesville Police Department, 5 of 6 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 83.3% of this agency's fallen.

Bartlesville Police Department

of 6 officers

83.3% Felonious

OK — Statewide

403

of 582 officers

69.2% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious