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Town Sergeant

Horis Hawkins Repass

Victoria Police Department — Victoria, VA

Felonious

End of Watch April 7, 1955

Age 52

Tour of Duty 1 yrs 6 mo

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Town Sergeant Horis Repass was shot and killed as he and the police chief attempted to arrest a man for creating a disturbance. They located the man carrying a 12 gauge shotgun and attempted to arrest him. The suspect opened fire, killing Town Sergeant Repass and wounding the chief. The chief was able to return fire and killed the suspect. Town Sergeant Repass had served with the Victoria Police Department for 18 months.

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You barely got started.
Town Sergeant Repass gave the Victoria Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Victoria community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Town Sergeant Repass.

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

Agency

Department Victoria Police Department

Location Victoria, VA

Platform Identity vpd.lunenburg.va.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 7, 1955

Tour of Duty 1 yrs 6 mo

Age 52

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Shotgun; 12 gauge

Offender Shot and killed

Town Sergeant Horis Hawkins Repass 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%.

Victoria Police Department

of 1 officers

100% Felonious

VA — Statewide

395

of 654 officers

60.4% 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. Horis Hawkins Repass'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 Horis Hawkins Repass Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

Years of Service

1.5

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 8.5 years

Offender Outcome

Shot and killed

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Horis Hawkins Repass is highlighted in Apr.

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. Horis Hawkins Repass was killed by shotgun; 12 gauge.

Gun; Unknown type

5,083

Handgun

2,077

Shotgun

922

Officer's handgun

909

Automobile; Alcohol involved

530

Rifle

518