Andrew John Mazur
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Deputy Sheriff

Andrew John Mazur

Felonious
End of Watch August 17, 2003
Age 24
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Andrew Mazur was shot and killed after he stopped a person in the street.

Deputy Mazur was on patrol, and at approximately 5:30 pm., he radioed in that he was stopping a person. The reason for the stop was unknown.

The deputy first called for routine backup, but less than a minute later, he radioed for emergency backup. When backup deputies arrived, they found Deputy Mazur had been shot once in the head and killed. His service weapon was missing.

The suspect fled the scene and committed suicide the following morning after a shootout with police in which he was shot once by a deputy. The suspect killed himself with Deputy Mazur's service weapon.

Deputy Mazur had served with the Greenville County Sheriff's Office for 2 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Mazur gave the Greenville County Sheriff's Office 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Greenville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Mazur.

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

Agency

Location Greenville, SC
Platform Identity gcso.greenville.sc.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 17, 2003
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
Age 24
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail Gunfire
Weapon Officer's handgun
Offender Committed suicide

Deputy Sheriff Andrew John Mazur 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 County Sheriff's Office, 14 of 17 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 82.4% of this agency's fallen.

Greenville County Sheriff's Office
14
of 17 officers
82.4% Felonious
SC — Statewide
271
of 438 officers
61.9% Felonious
Nationwide
17,623
of 32,508 officers
54.2% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Andrew John Mazur's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Andrew John Mazur Compares

Age at End of Watch
24
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years
Years of Service
2
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 8.5 years

Offender Outcome

Committed suicide

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Andrew John Mazur is highlighted in Aug.

Jan
1,392
Feb
1,295
Mar
1,373
Apr
1,517
May
1,505
Jun
1,443
Jul
1,587
Aug
1,516
Sep
1,553
Oct
1,371
Nov
1,447
Dec
1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Andrew John Mazur was killed by officer's handgun.

Gun; Unknown type
5,083
Handgun
2,077
Shotgun
922
Officer's handgun
909
Automobile; Alcohol involved
530
Rifle
518