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Ellis V. Dyal
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Officer

Ellis V. Dyal

Jacksonville Police Department — Jacksonville, FL
Felonious
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End of Watch June 22, 1946
Age 46
Tour of Duty 20 yrs
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Gender Male
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Incident

Officers Ellis Dyal and Richard Scarborough were shot and killed during a domestic violence call. The officers had gone to investigate a report that a man was beating his wife. Officer Dyal, who arrived first, was killed instantly by a shotgun blast from the man as he mounted the stairs to his apartment. Minutes later, he shot and fatally wounded Officer Scarborough when he arrived. Officer Dyal died instantly. Officer Scarborough died en route to the hospital. The subject offered no resistance when other officers arrived and took him into custody. The suspect was convicted of both murders and executed in the electric chair on June 14, 1948. Officer Dyal had served with the Jacksonville Police Department for 20 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and daughter.

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20 years. You could have gone home.
Officer Dyal gave the Jacksonville Police Department 20 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Jacksonville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Dyal.

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

Agency

Department Jacksonville Police Department
Type Police Department
Location Jacksonville, Duval County, FL
Platform Identity jpd.duval.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 22, 1946
Tour of Duty 20 yrs
Age 46
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Shotgun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Ellis is one of 15,742 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,102 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1946, 91 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 62nd heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

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Who

Ellis was 46. Of the 14,219 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Ellis had served 20 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

June holds 8.1% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Saturdays: 16.3%.

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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 shotgun, in 7% of these deaths.

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His people

Jacksonville Police Department has 33 officers remembered here, Ellis among them.

Across the years

Officer Ellis V. Dyal

Jacksonville Police Department · End of Watch June 22, 1946

Where the Name Is Cut

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