Lewis Willard "Kit" Hurst, Jr.

Norfolk Police Dept. — Norfolk, VA

Felonious

End of Watch May 24, 1972

Age 22

Tour of Duty 1 yrs 6 mo

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 38

Incident

Officer Kit Hurst was shot and killed while executing a narcotics search warrant at a home owned by an elderly couple. The Chesapeake Police Department had issued the warrant based on a tip from an informant. As the Chesapeake and Norfolk officers entered the home at approximately 3:00 am, the elderly female occupant fired one shot through the bedroom door, fatally wounding Officer Hurst. Officer Hurst had served with the Norfolk Police Department for only 18 months. He was survived by his five siblings and a fiancee. His father was a Lieutenant with the Norfolk Police Department at the time of his death.

Survivors

He was survived by his five siblings and a fiancee.

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Tributes

You barely got started.
Officer Hurst gave the Norfolk Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Norfolk community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Hurst.

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

Agency

Department Norfolk Police Dept.

Location Norfolk, VA

Platform Identity npd.norfolk.va.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 24, 1972

Tour of Duty 1 yrs 6 mo

Age 22

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Charges dropped

Officer Lewis Willard "Kit" Hurst, Jr. 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 VA, 395 of 654 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 Norfolk Police Dept., 20 of 39 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 51.3% of this agency's fallen.

Norfolk Police Dept.

of 39 officers

51.3% Felonious

VA — Statewide

395

of 654 officers

60.4% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious