Todd Jeffrey Stamper
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Sergeant

Todd Jeffrey Stamper

Crandon Police Department — Crandon, WI
Felonious Veteran →
End of Watch July 15, 2000
Age 38
Tour of Duty 13 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Todd Stamper was shot and killed after responding to a neighborhood dispute over a dog.

During the dispute, the suspect shot his neighbor to death and began shooting at other neighbors, who were attempting to help him. When Sergeant Stamper and other officers arrived on the scene, the suspect opened fire on them. Sergeant Stamper was fatally wounded during the ensuing gunfight. The suspect was taken into custody after being shot twice.

The suspect was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder and sentenced to life.

Sergeant Stamper was a U.S. Air Force veteran who served six years with the Air Force police and had served with the Crandon Police Department for 13 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his daughters.

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Sergeant Stamper gave the Crandon Police Department 13 years.
Thank you for your service to the Crandon community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Location Crandon, WI
Platform Identity cpd.forest.wi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 15, 2000
Tour of Duty 13 yrs
Age 38
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Military Service

Todd Jeffrey Stamper served in the Air Force (1980–1986) before joining law enforcement.

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Sergeant Todd Jeffrey Stamper 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 WI, 159 of 317 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50.2% of this state's fallen. That is 4 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

Crandon Police Department
1
of 1 officers
100% Felonious
WI — Statewide
159
of 317 officers
50.2% 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. Todd Jeffrey Stamper'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 Todd Jeffrey Stamper Compares

Age at End of Watch
38
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years
Years of Service
13
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 8.5 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Todd Jeffrey Stamper is highlighted in Jul.

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.

Gun; Unknown type
5,083
Handgun
2,077
Shotgun
922
Officer's handgun
909
Automobile; Alcohol involved
530
Rifle
518

Incident Location