Raoul Dorsay
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Deputy U.S. Marshal

Raoul Dorsay

Felonious
End of Watch November 25, 1937
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Marshal Raoul Dorsey was shot and killed by an apartment house owner who mistook him and two police inspectors for robbers as they attempted to make an arrest in Oakland, California.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy U.S. Marshal Dorsay served with the United States Department of Justice.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy U.S. Marshal Dorsay.

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

Agency

Type Federal Agency
Location Washington, DC
Platform Identity usms.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 25, 1937
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Raoul 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 1937, 123 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 41st heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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When

November holds 8.1% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Thursdays: 14%.

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, in 22.8% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service has at least 120 officers remembered here, Raoul among them.

Across the years

Deputy U.S. Marshal Raoul Dorsay

United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service · End of Watch November 25, 1937

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 35-W

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