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Posse Member

Medley Hair

United States Department of the Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs - Office of Justice Services — Washington, DC
Felonious
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End of Watch January 28, 1888
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Gender Male
Incident Service The Sacrifice Memorials 1 Department 51

Incident

Posse Member Hair and Posse Member Jack Candy were shot and killed while attempting to search a hut for an escaped Creek Indian in Oklahoma. When they arrived at the location the suspects initially refused to open the door, but then opened it and began firing. Both officers were shot and killed.

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138 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Posse Member Hair served with the United States Department of the Interior.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department United States Department of the Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs - Office of Justice Services
Type Federal Agency
Location Washington, DC
Platform Identity usdibiaojsfed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 28, 1888
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Medley 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 1888, 60 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 126th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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When

January holds 8% 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 gun, in 22.8% of these deaths.

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His people

United States Department of the Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs - Office of Justice Services has 52 officers remembered here, Medley among them.

Across the years

Posse Member Medley Hair

United States Department of the Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs - Office of Justice Services · End of Watch January 28, 1888

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 45-E

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