Roll of Honor
Incident
Constable Lon Rains was shot and killed while investigating a disturbance in Chickamauga.
Citizens had requested he come to the village to keep the peace during a Christmas celebration. While he was there a group of men started creating a disturbance in a nearby house and Constable Rains went to the home to investigate. As he walked onto the porch one of the men shot him in the chest with a shotgun, killing him instantly.
The man fled the area but was captured four days later and charged with Constable Rains' murder. He was tried and convicted of murder on three occasions but appealed each time. He was acquitted of voluntary manslaughter at a fourth trial.
Constable Rains was a U.S. Army veteran of the Spanish-American War and had served as the elected constable of the Fifteenth District.
Survivors
He was survived by his father, stepmother, and five brothers.
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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.
Constable Rains served with the Hamilton County Constable's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Chattanooga community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Alonzo "Lon" Rains served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Constable Alonzo "Lon" Rains 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 TN, 498 of 769 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 64.8% of this state's fallen. That is 10.6 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Hamilton County Constable's Office, 3 of 3 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Alonzo "Lon" Rains's cause is highlighted.
How Alonzo "Lon" Rains Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Alonzo "Lon" Rains is highlighted in Dec.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.
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