Donna Fitzgerald
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Correctional Officer

Donna Fitzgerald

Florida Department of Corrections — Tallahassee, FL
Felonious
End of Watch June 25, 2008
Age 50
Tour of Duty 14 yrs
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Gender Female

Incident

Correctional Officer Donna Fitzgerald was attacked and stabbed to death by an inmate at the Tomoka Correctional Institution.

The inmate, who was serving two life sentences for armed sexual assault, was hiding in a shed and attacked Officer Fitzgerald when she approached it.

Officer Fitzgerald had served with the Florida Department of Corrections for 14 years.

Survivors

She is survived by one child.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Correctional Officer Fitzgerald gave the Florida Department of Corrections 14 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Florida. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Correctional Officer Fitzgerald.

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

Agency

Type Corrections
Location Tallahassee, Leon County, FL
Platform Identity fdcorr.leon.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 25, 2008
Tour of Duty 14 yrs
Age 50
Gender Female

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail Stabbed
Weapon Edged weapon; Shank

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Donna is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 2008, 65 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 113th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
II

Who

Donna was 50. Of the 14,220 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Donna had served 14 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
Where she stood among them
Age by years of service
III

When

June holds 8.1% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Wednesdays: 12.9%.

By month
By day of the week
IV

How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was edged weapon; shank, in 0.1% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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Her people

Florida Department of Corrections has 33 officers remembered here, Donna among them.

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Where

Correctional Officer Donna Fitzgerald

Florida Department of Corrections · End of Watch June 25, 2008

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 25-E

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