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Thomas Tobin

Colorado Department of Corrections — Colorado Springs, CO
Accident
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End of Watch July 4, 1899
The Vigil Panel 15 ›
Gender Male
Incident Service The Sacrifice Memorials 1 Department 17

Incident

Guard Thomas Tobin succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained eight days earlier while searching for an escaped convict near Bridge Seven, several miles south of Florence.

The shot was fired by a member of the sheriff's posse who mistook Guard Tobin for the escapee.

Unbeknownst to the posse, the escapee had already been captured and returned to the penitentiary.

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127 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Guard Tobin served with the Colorado Department of Corrections.
Thank you for your service to the people of Colorado. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department Colorado Department of Corrections
Type Corrections
Location Colorado Springs, El Paso County, CO
Platform Identity cdcorr.elpaso.co.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 4, 1899
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Thomas is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% 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 1899, 15 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 129th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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When

July holds 9.3% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Tuesdays: 14.1%.

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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

Every cause
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His people

Colorado Department of Corrections has 18 officers remembered here, Thomas among them.

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Where

Guard Thomas Tobin

Colorado Department of Corrections · End of Watch July 4, 1899

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 36-W

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