Deputy Sheriff

Levi A. Ezzell

Oklahoma County Sheriff's Department — Oklahoma City, OK
Accident
End of Watch August 24, 1914
Age 38
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Levi Ezzell was accidentally shot and killed while chasing a suspect. The suspect had entered an alley with Deputy Ezzell in pursuit. Deputy Ezzell threw his gun at the suspect, striking him in the back. When the gun fell to the ground it discharged and the round struck Deputy Ezzell in the abdomen.

Deputy Ezzell was survived by his wife and three children.

Survivors

Deputy Ezzell was survived by his wife and three children.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Ezzell served with the Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Oklahoma City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Ezzell.

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

Agency

Type Other
Location Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, OK
Platform Identity ocso.oklahoma.ok.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 24, 1914
Age 38
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Levi is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.

33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1914, 34 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 114th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

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Who

Levi was 38. 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.

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When

August holds 9.5% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. 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

Oklahoma County Sheriff's Department has 11 officers remembered here, Levi among them.

Deputy Sheriff Levi A. Ezzell

Oklahoma County Sheriff's Department · End of Watch August 24, 1914

Where the Name Is Cut

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