Stanley W. Cooper
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Special Deputy Marshal

Stanley W. Cooper

Felonious
End of Watch January 4, 2010
Age 72
Tour of Duty 42 yrs
Gender Male

Incident

Special Deputy Marshal Stanley Cooper was shot and killed when a man entered the lobby of the Lloyd D. George Federal Courthouse in Las Vegas, Nevada, and opened fire with a shotgun. A United States deputy marshal was also wounded.

The suspect was pursued across the street by several deputy marshals. He was shot and killed in the ensuing gunfight with the officers.

Special Deputy Marshal Cooper had served as a federally deputized court officer for 16 years after retiring with 26 years as a police officer with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.

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42 years. You could have gone home.
Special Deputy Marshal Cooper gave the United States Department of Justice 42 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Deputy Marshal Cooper.

— 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 January 4, 2010
Tour of Duty 42 yrs
Age 72
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail Gunfire
Weapon Shotgun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Stanley 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 2010, 80 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 84th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Stanley was 72. 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. Stanley had served 42 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
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When

January holds 8% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Mondays: 13.8%.

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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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His people

United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service has at least 120 officers remembered here, Stanley among them.

Across the years

Special Deputy Marshal Stanley W. Cooper

United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service · End of Watch January 4, 2010

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 60-E

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