Abner D. McLellan
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Deputy U.S. Marshal

Abner D. McLellan

Felonious
End of Watch July 20, 1894
Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Marshal McLellan was shot and killed in Indian Territory (present day Oklahoma) while attempting to arrest a corn thief near Caddo. The suspect was shot and killed by a posse the following day.

Survivors

Deputy Marshal McLellan was survived by his expectant wife and son.

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132 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Deputy U.S. Marshal McLellan served with the United States Department of Justice.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

— 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 July 20, 1894
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Abner 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 1894, 70 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 103rd heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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When

July holds 9.3% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Fridays: 14.3%.

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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.

Every cause
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His people

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

Across the years

Deputy U.S. Marshal Abner D. McLellan

United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service · End of Watch July 20, 1894

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 27-W

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