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Deputy City Marshal

James C. Richey

Denver Police Department — Denver, CO
Felonious
United States flag Colorado flag
End of Watch February 4, 1862
The Vigil Panel 8 · Column 4 · Line 11 ›
Gender Male
Incident Service The Sacrifice Memorials 1 Department 73

Incident

Deputy City Marshal James Richey was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man for disturbing the peace in Denver, Colorado.

Deputy Marshal Richey was walking along Front Street with a female acquaintance when two men started harassing them and using inappropriate language. Deputy Marshal Richey warned him he would have him arrested and called over to a nearby policeman for assistance. A scuffle ensued as Deputy Marshal Richey attempted to arrest the man. The subject shot Deputy Marshal Richey during the scuffle before fleeing the area.

The man was arrested by a posse at his home near Beaver Creek, 12 miles from Denver.

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164 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Deputy City Marshal Richey served with the Denver Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Denver community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department Denver Police Department
Type Police Department
Location Denver, Denver County, CO
Platform Identity dpd.denver.co.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 4, 1862
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

The Sacrifice · Felonious

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

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1862, 8 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 176th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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When

February holds 7.4% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Tuesdays: 13.4%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause.

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His people

Denver Police Department has 74 officers remembered here, James among them.

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Where

Deputy City Marshal James C. Richey

Denver Police Department · End of Watch February 4, 1862

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 26-E

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