Roll of Honor
Incident
Location: Louisiana Weapon: Officer's handgun Offender: Shot and killed
Sheriff John Love was shot and killed near Greenwood, Louisiana while extraditing several prisoners from Shreveport, Louisiana.
He and a Shreveport detective were riding in the front of a wagon when one of the men grabbed Sheriff Love's pistol and shot him approximately one-quarter mile from Greenwood. The suspects were then chased into a swamp by a posse and shot and killed.
Sheriff Love's body was returned to Groesbeck and he was buried in Tehuacana.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and three siblings.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
149 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Sheriff Love served with the Limestone County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Groesbeck community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sheriff John W. Love 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 TX, 1,463 of 2,421 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.4% of this state's fallen. That is 6.2 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Limestone County Sheriff's Office, 5 of 6 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 83.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John W. Love's cause is highlighted.
How John W. Love Compares
Offender Outcome
Shot and killed
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. John W. Love is highlighted in Apr.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. John W. Love was killed by officer's handgun.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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