Roll of Honor
Incident
Chief Deputy Haygood was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man wanted for murdering his wife. Chief Deputy Haygood and the Uvalde City marshal stopped the man just outside of the city limits. As Chief Deputy Haygood stepped from his car, the man opened fire with a shotgun fatally wounding him. The marshal returned fire, wounding the suspect. The suspect was convicted of both murders and was executed on August 14, 1935.
Chief Deputy Haygood was survived by his wife.
Survivors
Chief Deputy Haygood was survived by his wife.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief Deputy Sheriff Haygood served with the Uvalde County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Uvalde community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief Deputy Sheriff Haygood.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Chief Deputy Sheriff John Wesley Haygood 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 Uvalde County Sheriff's Office, 4 of 5 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 80% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Wesley Haygood's cause is highlighted.
How John Wesley Haygood Compares
Offender Outcome
Executed in 1935
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. John Wesley Haygood is highlighted in Feb.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. John Wesley Haygood was killed by shotgun.
Others Who Wore This Badge
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