Officer

William W. Weathered

Lexington Police Department — Lexington, KY
Felonious
End of Watch July 29, 1894
Gender Male

Incident

Officer Weathered was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a drunk man near South Broadway and Bolivar Street.

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132 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Officer Weathered served with the Lexington Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Lexington community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Lexington, Fayette County, KY
Platform Identity lpd.fayette.ky.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 29, 1894
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

William 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%. Sundays: 15.2%.

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 gun, in 22.8% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Lexington Police Department has 12 officers remembered here, William among them.

Officer William W. Weathered

Lexington Police Department · End of Watch July 29, 1894

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 28-E

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