Arthur K. Ruckart

Seattle Police Department — Seattle, WA

Felonious

End of Watch December 27, 1914

Tour of Duty 1 yrs 6 mo

Badge 27

The Vigil Panel 29 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 59

Incident

Police Officer Arthur Ruckart was shot and killed after responding to a prowler call at a home at 2039 West 61st Street. While searching the area he observed a man on the back porch of a home and called out to him, but received no response. As Officer Ruckart continued to search the yard the man on the porch, who was the home's owner, opened fire with a shotgun and struck Officer Ruckart. Officer Ruckart returned fire and struck the subject in the nose. Officer Ruckart died three days later while undergoing surgery to amputate his leg. The subject claimed that he did not recognize Officer Ruckart and believed he was a chicken thief. He was not charged. Officer Ruckart was single and had served with the Seattle Police Department for 18 months.

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

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

Agency

Department Seattle Police Department

Location Seattle, WA

Platform Identity seatpd.king.wa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 27, 1914

Tour of Duty 1 yrs 6 mo

Badge Number 27

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Shotgun

Offender Shot and arrested

Police Officer Arthur K. Ruckart 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 WA, 187 of 339 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 55.2% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Seattle Police Department, 44 of 60 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 73.3% of this agency's fallen.

Seattle Police Department

of 60 officers

73.3% Felonious

WA — Statewide

187

of 339 officers

55.2% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious