Arthur K. Ruckart
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Police Officer

Arthur K. Ruckart

Seattle Police Department — Seattle, WA
Felonious
End of Watch December 27, 1914
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 6 mo
Badge 27
Gender Male

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

Type Police Department
Location Seattle, King County, 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

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Arthur is one of 15,742 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,102 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1914, 127 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 37th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Arthur had served 1.5 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
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When

December holds 9.4% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. Sundays: 15.2%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was shotgun, in 7% of these deaths.

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His people

Seattle Police Department has 60 officers remembered here, Arthur among them.

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Where

Police Officer Arthur K. Ruckart

Seattle Police Department · End of Watch December 27, 1914

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 14-W

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