Edmund L. Schweppe
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Deputy U.S. Marshal

Edmund L. Schweppe

Felonious
End of Watch September 15, 1952
Age 47
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Marshal Edmund Schweppe was shot and killed after he escorted two prisoners to a dentist office in downtown Tucson, Arizona. While in the office one grabbed his service revolver from his holster and shot him in the back.

Both suspects, 20 and 27, were apprehended by local officers after they escaped. They were both convicted of second degree murder and sentenced to life in Leavenworth.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy U.S. Marshal Schweppe 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 Schweppe.

— 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 September 15, 1952
Age 47
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Officer's handgun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Edmund 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 1952, 71 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 100th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Edmund was 47. Of the 14,220 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
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When

September holds 9.1% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Mondays: 13.8%.

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 officer's handgun, in 5.8% 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, Edmund among them.

Across the years

Deputy U.S. Marshal Edmund L. Schweppe

United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service · End of Watch September 15, 1952

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 34-W

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