William Henry Warner
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Police Officer

William Henry Warner

Sacramento Police Department — Sacramento, CA
Accident
End of Watch June 1, 1981
Age 22
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 6 mo
Gender Male

Incident

Officer Warner was accidentally shot and killed while in the police department's locker room.

Survivors

He had been with the agency for 18 months and was survived by his expectant wife, who later gave birth to his son.

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You barely got started.
Police Officer Warner gave the Sacramento Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Sacramento community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Warner.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA
Platform Identity spd.sacramento.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 1, 1981
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 6 mo
Age 22
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

William is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% 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 1981, 63 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 68th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

William was 22. 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. William had served 1.5 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

June holds 7.9% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. Mondays: 13.4%.

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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

Sacramento Police Department has 17 officers remembered here, William among them.

Police Officer William Henry Warner

Sacramento Police Department · End of Watch June 1, 1981

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 40-W

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