Raleigh Boulware

Fairfield County Sheriff's Office — Winnsboro, SC

Felonious

End of Watch July 3, 1915

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 4

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Raleigh Boulware was shot by an angry mob while transporting a prisoner to court. The mob was attempting to attack the prisoner and opened fire, killing the prisoner, Sheriff Hood, and mortally wounded Deputy Sheriff Boulware. Other deputies returned fire killing Sheriff Hood's killer and wounding several of the mobs participants. Another deputy was shot resulting in the loss of his hand. Several members of the mob were arrested. One was charged with Deputy Boulware's murder. He was tried and acquitted. Sheriff Boulware died three weeks later, on July 3. He is buried in Lebanon Cemetery, Fairfield County, South Carolina.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Boulware served with the Fairfield County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Winnsboro community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Boulware.

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

Agency

Department Fairfield County Sheriff's Office

Location Winnsboro, SC

Platform Identity fcso.fairfield.sc.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 3, 1915

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Acquitted

Deputy Sheriff Raleigh Boulware 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 SC, 271 of 438 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.9% of this state's fallen. That is 7.7 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Fairfield County Sheriff's Office, 3 of 5 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60% of this agency's fallen.

Fairfield County Sheriff's Office

of 5 officers

60% Felonious

SC — Statewide

271

of 438 officers

61.9% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious