Edward M. Belcher
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Officer

Edward M. Belcher

Fort Worth Police Department — Fort Worth, TX
Felonious
End of Watch October 29, 1971
Age 24
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
Badge 1108
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Edward Belcher was shot and killed by a sniper who was positioned 200 yards away. The officer had been investigating a shooting along with 24 other officers at a nightclub at 3140 South Riverside Drive when he was shot. Another officer was wounded. The suspect was arrested and convicted of the murder. He served ten years of his life sentence before being released on parole. Office Belcher had been with the Fort Worth Police Department for three years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, parents, and two sisters.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Belcher gave the Fort Worth Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Fort Worth community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Belcher.

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

Agency

Type Other
Location Fort Worth, Denton County, TX
Platform Identity fwpd.tarrant.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 29, 1971
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
Age 24
Badge Number 1108
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Rifle

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Edward 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 1971, 168 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 18th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Edward was 24. 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. Edward had served 3 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
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When

October holds 7.9% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Fridays: 14.3%.

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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
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His people

Fort Worth Police Department has 59 officers remembered here, Edward among them.

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Where

Officer Edward M. Belcher

Fort Worth Police Department · End of Watch October 29, 1971

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 59-W

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