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Tamarris Leon-Wesley Bohannon
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Police Officer

Tamarris Leon-Wesley Bohannon

St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department — St. Louis, MO
Felonious
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End of Watch August 30, 2020
Age 29
Tour of Duty 3 yrs 6 mo
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Gender Male
Incident Media Service The Sacrifice Memorials 1 Department 175

Incident

Police Officer Tamarris Bohannon succumbed to a gunshot sustained the previous night when he and other officers were ambushed in the 3700 block of Hartford Street at about 6:00 pm.

He and other officers were dispatched to reports of a shooting in the area. They were searching for a victim when a man opened fire on them, striking Officer Bohannon in the head and a second officer in the leg. The man then forced two residents out of their homes and barricaded himself inside.

Officer Bohannon was taken to a local hospital where he succumbed to his wound.

The subject remained barricaded inside of the home until being taken into custody early the following morning. He was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to two life terms without parole.

Officer Bohannon had served with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department for 3 1/2 years.

Officer Bohannon was posthumously named 2020 Officer of the Year for District 2.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, three children, a brother, and two sisters.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Bohannon gave the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the St. Louis community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Bohannon.

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

Agency

Department St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department
Type Police Department
Location St. Louis, City of Saint Louis, MO
Platform Identity stlopd.saintlouis.mo.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 30, 2020
Tour of Duty 3 yrs 6 mo
Age 29
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail Gunfire
Weapon Gun; Unknown type

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Tamarris 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 2020, 61 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 123rd heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Tamarris was 29. 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. Tamarris had served 3.5 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
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When

August holds 8.9% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Sundays: 15.2%.

By month
By day of the week
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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 gun; unknown type, in 9.5% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, Tamarris among them.

Across the years
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Where

Police Officer Tamarris Leon-Wesley Bohannon

St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department · End of Watch August 30, 2020

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 2-E

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