Roll of Honor
Incident
Location: Virginia Weapon: Handgun Offender: Sentenced to death
Special Agent Charles Clark was shot and killed when he caught a man stealing a pair of shoes from a Southern Railway warehouse at Pinner's Point in Portsmouth, Virginia.
As Special Agent Clark grabbed the man's arm to detain him the man produced a pistol and shot him in the head. Another special agent engaged the man in a running shootout until the man ran into a swamp and surrendered.
The man was convicted of Special Clark's murder in May 1918 and sentenced to death.
Special Agent Clark was a widower and survived by his daughter.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Agent Clark served with the Southern Railway Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Washington community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Agent Clark.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Special Agent Charles W. Clark 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 DC, 754 of 1,419 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.1 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
At Southern Railway Police Department, 17 of 18 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 94.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Charles W. Clark's cause is highlighted.
How Charles W. Clark Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to death
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Charles W. Clark is highlighted in Apr.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Charles W. Clark was killed by handgun.
Incident Location
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