Jessie William Lundy
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Chief of Police

Jessie William Lundy

Leesville Police Department — Leesville, SC
Accident
End of Watch February 16, 1988
Age 30
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Gender Male

Incident

Chief Lundy succumbed to a wound received the previous day when he was accidentally shot during a drug raid. He died at the scene.

Survivors

Chief Lundy was survived by his wife, stepson, and stepdaughter.

In Our Keeping

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief of Police Lundy served with the Leesville Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Leesville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Lundy.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Leesville, Lexington County, SC
Platform Identity lpd.lexington.sc.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 16, 1988
Age 30
Badge Number 1
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Jessie is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% 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 1988, 80 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 27th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

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Who

Jessie was 30. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36.

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When

February holds 7.2% 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.

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His people

Leesville Police Department has 2 officers remembered here, Jessie among them.

Chief of Police Jessie William Lundy

Leesville Police Department · End of Watch February 16, 1988

Where the Name Is Cut

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