Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Larry Hacker was shot when he responded to a domestic dispute. Trooper Hacker and a state police trooper trainee were answering a complaint call about 10:00 PM from a neighbor of the shooter. The shooter had parked his truck on Ritchie County Route 9-9 and blocked the complainant from reaching his house. After blocking the roadway he had retreated to a knoll where he could watch the truck. After the officers arrived, a gun battle ensued, lasting between 20 and 30 minutes. The shooter then would not let paramedics near Trooper Hacker for about an hour after the shooting. Trooper Hacker was flown out about 11:30 PM, after the gunman fled, to Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital where he succumbed to his wounds about 1:00 AM. The suspect was taken into custody about two hours after the shooting in a nearby wooded area. He was charged with murder but committed suicide while in jail. Trooper Hacker was assigned to the State Police detachment in Harrisville and had recently transferred from the detachment in St. Marys.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two children.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Senior Trooper Hacker served with the West Virginia State Police.
Thank you for your service to the people of West Virginia. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Senior Trooper Hacker.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Senior Trooper Larry Gene Hacker is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.
In WV, 169 of 232 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 72.8% of this state's fallen. That is 72.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At West Virginia State Police, 21 of 42 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Larry Gene Hacker's cause is highlighted.
How Larry Gene Hacker Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Larry Gene Hacker is highlighted in Apr.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Larry Gene Hacker was killed by gun.
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