Arthur F. Lackey

Greenville Police Department — Greenville, SC

Felonious Veteran

End of Watch March 4, 1925

Age 33

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 11

Incident

Patrolman Arthur Lackey succumbed to gunshot wounds he received at 303 South Calhoun Street in Greenville. At 2:15 a.m., Patrolman Lackey and other officers were searching for a suspect who had shot and wounded another officer earlier in the night. When Patrolman Lackey entered a dark room of the house, the suspect, who was hiding behind some drapes, fired multiple shots before escaping out the back door. One of the bullets struck Patrolman Lackey in the abdomen. The suspect ran from the home, firing at officers, and they returned fire. The suspect died at the hospital two days later. The other officer survived his wound and returned to work a few months later. Patrolman Lackey was transported to the city hospital where he succumbed to his wounds a day later. Patrolman Lackey was a United States Army WWI veteran and had served with the Greenville Police Department for two years as a motor officer.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two small children.

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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 Lackey gave the Greenville Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Greenville community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Greenville Police Department

Location Greenville, SC

Platform Identity greenvillepd.greenville.sc.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 4, 1925

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

Age 33

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Shot and killed

Military Service

Arthur F. Lackey served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Patrolman Arthur F. Lackey 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 Greenville Police Department, 11 of 12 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 91.7% of this agency's fallen.

Greenville Police Department

of 12 officers

91.7% Felonious

SC — Statewide

271

of 438 officers

61.9% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious