Robert Sumter

United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service — Washington, DC

Felonious

End of Watch August 9, 1933

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Memorials 1 Department 312

Incident

Deputy Marshal Robert Sumter was shot and killed near Lehigh, Oklahoma while serving court papers. While he was serving papers, he got a lead that some men were working on a still nearby. When he discovered the site and several men at a still, one of the men shot Deputy Marshal Sumter with a shotgun, killing him. The shooter was discovered a few miles from Lehigh and was convicted of murder and sentenced to 45 years in prison. He was paroled in 1952 following the death of Deputy Marshal Sumter's widow.

Survivors

Deputy Marshal Sumter was survived by his wife and two children.

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

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

Agency

Department United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service

Type Federal Agency

Location Washington, DC

Platform Identity usms.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 9, 1933

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Shotgun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Robert 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 1933, 184 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 15th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States

When

August holds 8.9% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Wednesdays: 12.9%.

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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.

Every cause

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