Mark L. Avery
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Corrections Officer

Mark L. Avery

Felonious
End of Watch May 23, 1993
Age 35
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Gender Male

Incident

Corrections Officer Mark Avery was beaten to death after he and another officer were attacked in the Lansing Correctional Facility's recreation hall.

The two officers were beaten with barbell plates and a stocking cap filled with pool balls.

Officer Avery was taken to the University of Kansas Medical Center where he succumbed to his injuries.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corrections Officer Avery served with the Kansas Department of Corrections.
Thank you for your service to the people of Kansas. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corrections Officer Avery.

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

Agency

Type Corrections
Location Topeka, Shawnee County, KS
Platform Identity kanscorr.shawnee.ks.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 23, 1993
Age 35
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Person

The Sacrifice · Felonious

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

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Mark was 35. 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
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%.

By month
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 person, in 2% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Kansas Department of Corrections has 12 officers remembered here, Mark among them.

Corrections Officer Mark L. Avery

Kansas Department of Corrections · End of Watch May 23, 1993

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 30-W

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