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Jason Victor Buchanan
Incident
Special Agent Jason Buchanan was shot and killed while he and a Hugo Police Department officer patrolled the railroad yards at approximately 9:00 pm. They encountered three men getting off of a boxcar and both officers were shot when they approached the trio. Special Agent Buchanan was shot through both lungs and died from his wounds the following afternoon. His partner was wounded but survived the attack. The killer wan ane escapee from Louisiana. He was arrested several days later after being shot by officers in Muskogee, Oklahoma. He was convicted of murder, sentenced to death, and electrocuted at McAlester Prison on February 24th, 1933.
Survivors
Agent Buchanan was survived by his wife and three children.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Agent Buchanan gave the St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the St. Louis community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Agent Buchanan.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Felonious
St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad Police Department has lost 6 officers; 4 of them killed feloniously.
Jason is one of 527 officers killed feloniously in MO, 63.6% of the 829 remembered there.
Jason is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Jason is one of 17,631 officers killed feloniously worldwide, 51.7% of the 34,117 remembered here.
34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1931, 9 officers in MO were killed feloniously, the 7th heaviest of 146 years on record. The heaviest was 1920, with 16.
In 1931, 221 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 5th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.
In 1931, 222 officers worldwide were killed feloniously, the 9th heaviest of 265 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 516.
Who
Jason was 37. Of the 477 killed feloniously in MO whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 48; the middle age was 39. Jason had served 8 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Jason was 37. 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. Jason had served 8 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Jason was 37. Of the 15,854 killed feloniously worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 46; the middle age was 38. Jason had served 8 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
December holds 11% of these deaths in MO, more than any other month. Saturdays: 16.5%.
December holds 9.4% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. Saturdays: 16.3%.
December holds 9.2% of these deaths worldwide, more than any other month. Saturdays: 16.2%.
How
Felonious deaths account for 66.7% of all 6 deaths at St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad Police Department, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was handgun, in 100% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 63.6% of all 829 deaths in MO, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was handgun, in 20.1% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was handgun, in 23.4% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 51.7% of all 34,117 deaths worldwide, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was handgun, in 20.9% of these deaths.
His people
St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad Police Department has 6 officers remembered here, Jason among them.
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 28-E
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.
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