Douglas Wayne Tripp
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Trooper

Douglas Wayne Tripp

Tennessee Highway Patrol — Nashville, TN
Felonious
End of Watch May 19, 1991
Age 42
Tour of Duty 20 yrs
Badge 5591
The Vigil Panel 137 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Trooper Douglas Tripp was shot multiple times and killed while he sat in his patrol car. The man shot Trooper Tripp ten times in the head and neck. The suspect charged with shooting Trooper Tripp told authorities that he shot the officer because he didn't deserve a speeding ticket. The suspect was convicted of second degree murder. He was released from prison in 2008. Trooper Tripp had served with the Tennessee Highway Patrol for 20 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and two daughters.

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20 years. You could have gone home.
Trooper Tripp gave the Tennessee Highway Patrol 20 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the people of Tennessee. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Tripp.

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

Agency

Type Highway Patrol
Location Nashville, Davidson County, TN
Platform Identity thp.tn.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 19, 1991
Tour of Duty 20 yrs
Age 42
Badge Number 5591
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Rifle

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Douglas is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% 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 1991, 85 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 76th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Douglas was 42. 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. Douglas had served 20 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
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When

May holds 8% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Sundays: 15.2%.

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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 rifle, in 5.9% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Tennessee Highway Patrol has 41 officers remembered here, Douglas among them.

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Where

Trooper Douglas Wayne Tripp

Tennessee Highway Patrol · End of Watch May 19, 1991

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 32-W

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