Deputy U.S. Marshal

Sherman Russell

Felonious
End of Watch July 12, 1893
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Gender Male

Incident

Location: Oklahoma Weapon: Handgun Offender: Not available

Deputy Marshal Sherman Russell was assassinated in Muskogee.

Hard feelings existed between a man and Marshal Russell's family. Deputy Marshal Russell was shot and killed by a man hired to kill him while he was leaving church. The subject and the killer surrounded Deputy Marshal Sherman. The killer and the subject fled.

The man who hired the killer was apprehended and was convicted of murder and sentenced to death. On June 24, 1903, he was pardoned by President Theodore Roosevelt.

Deputy Marshal Russell was survived by his wife.

Survivors

Deputy Marshal Russell was survived by his wife.

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Deputy U.S. Marshal Russell served with the United States Department of Justice.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Type Federal Agency
Location Washington, DC
Platform Identity usms.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 12, 1893
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Handgun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Sherman 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 1893, 76 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 92nd heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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When

July holds 9.3% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Wednesdays: 12.9%.

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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 handgun, in 23.4% of these deaths.

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His people

United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service has at least 120 officers remembered here, Sherman among them.

Across the years

Deputy U.S. Marshal Sherman Russell

United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service · End of Watch July 12, 1893

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 14-E

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