List of Birmingham Police officers killed on duty

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This is a List of Birmingham Police officers killed on duty:

Listing

  1. J. Wafe Adams, died March 28, 1900. He and George Kirkley were shot to death by a suspect they witnessed committing a robbery.
  2. George Kirkley, died March 28, 1900. He and J. Wafe Adams were shot to death by a suspect they witnessed committing a robbery.
  3. William Walton, died March 18, 1902. He was shot and killed by a suspect while responding to the scene of a reported assault.
  4. James Mullin, died September 27, 1903. He was shot by an assault suspect in his custody.
  5. James Whaley, died August 12, 1904.
  6. Samuel Hamilton, died May 12, 1907. He was shot by a woman whose children he was unwittingly attempting to kidnap under a court order falsified by her ex-husband.
  7. Willis Smith, died March 10, 1908. He was shot by a suspect he attempted to apprehend in the street.
  8. John Little, died November 7, 1908. He was killed during a raid on an illegal shot house.
  9. Loner Camp, died June 19, 1910. He was killed during a raid on an illegal gambling den.
  10. W. C. Wallace, died November 8, 1910. He was killed while attempting to arrest a man for carrying a concealed weapon.
  11. Abner McGhee, died December 1, 1910.
  12. Hugh Tulley, died October 13, 1913. He was killed while attempting to apprehend a murder suspect at a restaurant.
  13. John A. Moore, died December 5, 1913. He was killed in a raid on an illegal brothel.
  14. George Sims, died January 22, 1918. He was killed responding to a disorderly conduct call.
  15. John Newby, died October 15, 1919. He was ambushed in an alley when responding to the sound of gunfire.
  16. Sam Dobyns, died September 19, 1920. He was killed in a raid on an illegal gambling den.
  17. Walter Hollums, died August 18, 1923. He was struck by a vehicle while directing traffic.
  18. Ray Payne, died February 12, 1927. He was shot to death while attempting to break up a fight.
  19. Alexander Manley, died May 25, 1927. He was killed when he approached a man who had parked illegally.
  20. Elsie Lewis, died March 3, 1928. He was killed by a man he had pulled over for running a light.
  21. Henry Mills, died August 8, 1930. He was killed in a motorcycle accident on Arkadelphia Road.
  22. Lee Buckalew, died May 23, 1931. He was killed in an automobile accident.
  23. William Latham, died October 24, 1932. He was killed in an automobile accident while transporting a prisoner.
  24. Dumas Phillips, died April 23, 1934. He died in a motorcycle accident while returning from a court appearance in St Clair County via Leeds Highway.
  25. Forest Harris, died February 8, 1935. He died in a shootout with robbery suspects at a nightclub.
  26. James Early, died April 15, 1935. He died in a gunfight with a suspect holed up in a garage.
  27. Homer Poore, died June 39, 1936. He was struck by a vehicle while conducting a traffic stop.
  28. James Moser, died January 31, 1939. He was shot with his own service weapon in a scuffle with an escapee.
  29. Newton Wolff, died July 12, 1941. He died in a motorcycle accident.
  30. Fred Brockman, died November 3, 1953. He was shot to death while responding to a call about an armed man.
  31. Herbert Osborn died July 24, 1962. He died in a motorcycle accident.
  32. Azell Harris, died May 4, 1969. He was shot by robbery suspects while working as an off-duty security guard at a freight warehouse.
  33. Kenneth Spencer, died July 13, 1969. He was shot to death with his service weapon during a racially-motivated fight that broke out while he was working as an off-duty security guard at the Harris Park swimming pool.
  34. Henry Thompson, died October 16, 1972. He was shot with his own service weapon during a scuffle with a disorderly bank customer.
  35. Felix Underwood, died October 7, 1973. He was murdered by an emotionally disturbed person while investigating a traffic accident.
  36. William Stanley, died August 9, 1975. He died from a heart attack while pursuing a burglary suspect.
  37. James Rhodes, died March 11, 1978. He died when his motorcycle was hit by another vehicle as he escorted a funeral procession.
  38. Albert Ballard, died November 29, 1979. He was shot by a suspect while responding to a bank robbery.
  39. Edward Alley Jr, died December 25, 1980. He was shot by a suspect while reporting to a convenience store robbery.
  40. Robert Patterson, died October 31, 1982. He was accidentally shot and killed by a fellow officer.
  41. Sharon Robinson, died April 7, 1984. She and her partner died when their patrol car lost control on their way to respond to what turned out to be a false alarm.
  42. Marcus Reid, died April 7, 1984. He and his partner died when their patrol car lost control on their way to respond to what turned out to be a false alarm.
  43. Frank Dunn, died October 14, 1986. He died when his patrol car hit a truck that had turned in front of him.
  44. John Huffman, died May 21, 1992. He was struck by a car driven by a person under the influence of narcotics while conducting a traffic stop on I-59.
  45. Sandy Sanderson, died January 29, 1998. He was killed by a terrorist's bomb while working as an off-duty security guard at the New Woman All Women Clinic on 10th Avenue South.
  46. Jerome Daniels, died November 18, 2002. He was killed in a shootout with a robber while dining, off-duty, at Reno's Chicken & Burgers on Graymont Avenue.
  47. C. Robert Bennett, died June 17, 2004. He and two other officers were killed in an ambush while attempting to serve an assault warrant at an apartment house in Ensley.
  48. Harley Chisholm III, died June 17, 2004. He and two other officers were killed in an ambush while attempting to serve an assault warrant at an apartment house in Ensley.
  49. Carlos Owens, died June 17, 2004. He and two other officers were killed in an ambush while attempting to serve an assault warrant at an apartment house in Ensley.
  50. Wytasha Carter, died January 13, 2019. He was shot to death while patting down a suspect observed looking into cars on the 900 block of 5th Avenue North in Smithfield. Jeremy Elwin Owens pleaded guilty to capital murder and was sentenced to life in prison without parole.
  51. Randall Versie Smith, died December 28, 2020. He was inadvertently shot and wounded by a fellow officer while responding to a domestic disturbance call on March 25, 1995. Smith died 24 years later from complications related to that injury. (link)

References

  • Robinson, Carol (May 15, 2017) "End of Watch: Remembering 51 Birmingham police officers killed in the line of duty." The Birmingham News
  • Robinson, Carol (May 19, 2023) "Fallen Heroes: Birmingham Police Department remembers 51 officers killed in the line of duty." AL.com

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