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Larry Gene Hacker
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Senior Trooper

Larry Gene Hacker

West Virginia State Police — South Charleston, WV
Felonious
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End of Watch April 9, 1993
Age 34
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Gender Male
Incident Media Service The Sacrifice Memorials 1 Department 41

Incident

Trooper Larry Hacker was shot when he responded to a domestic dispute. Trooper Hacker and a state police trooper trainee were answering a complaint call about 10:00 PM from a neighbor of the shooter. The shooter had parked his truck on Ritchie County Route 9-9 and blocked the complainant from reaching his house. After blocking the roadway he had retreated to a knoll where he could watch the truck. After the officers arrived, a gun battle ensued, lasting between 20 and 30 minutes. The shooter then would not let paramedics near Trooper Hacker for about an hour after the shooting. Trooper Hacker was flown out about 11:30 PM, after the gunman fled, to Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital where he succumbed to his wounds about 1:00 AM. The suspect was taken into custody about two hours after the shooting in a nearby wooded area. He was charged with murder but committed suicide while in jail. Trooper Hacker was assigned to the State Police detachment in Harrisville and had recently transferred from the detachment in St. Marys.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two children.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Senior Trooper Hacker served with the West Virginia State Police.
Thank you for your service to the people of West Virginia. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Senior Trooper Hacker.

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

Agency

Department West Virginia State Police
Type State Police
Location South Charleston, Kanawha County, WV
Platform Identity wvsp.wv.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 9, 1993
Age 34
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Larry 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 1993, 101 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 51st heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

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Who

Larry was 34. 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.

Age at death
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When

April holds 8.4% 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 gun, in 22.8% of these deaths.

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His people

West Virginia State Police has 42 officers remembered here, Larry among them.

Across the years

Senior Trooper Larry Gene Hacker

West Virginia State Police · End of Watch April 9, 1993

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 34-W

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