Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Gary Sumpter was shot and killed during a vehicle pursuit that went into a wooded area. The subject he was chasing rounded a curve, stopped his car, and waited with a rifle for the officers to come around the curve. When Patrolman Sumpter appeared the man opened fire, killing him. The man also shot and wounded a state trooper before committing suicide. Patrolman Sumpter was a U.S. Navy veteran.
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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.
Patrolman Sumpter served with the Toledo Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Toledo community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Military Service
Gary Lavaughn Sumpter served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Patrolman Gary Lavaughn Sumpter 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 OR, 115 of 197 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 58.4% of this state's fallen. That is 4.2 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Gary Lavaughn Sumpter's cause is highlighted.
How Gary Lavaughn Sumpter Compares
Offender Outcome
Committed suicide
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Gary Lavaughn Sumpter is highlighted in Mar.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Gary Lavaughn Sumpter was killed by rifle.