Fallen Officers
Since the establishment of the West Virginia State Police, 40 officers have died in the line of duty.
| Officer | Date of Death | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Private Ernest Ripley |
|
Gunfire |
| Private Charles M. Kackley |
|
Gunfire |
| Private William L. McMillion |
|
Gunfire |
| Private George A. Duling |
|
Gunfire (Accidental) |
| Private Howard A. Deem |
|
Automobile accident |
| Private James Shrewsbury |
|
Gunfire |
| Private Ulric C. Crawford |
|
Gunfire |
| Private Theodore R. Meadows |
|
Motorcycle accident |
| Private James L. Lowe |
|
Gunfire |
| Private Blake A. Michael |
|
Motorcycle accident |
| Private Arza A. Allen |
|
Motorcycle accident |
| Sergeant William Hall |
|
Motorcycle accident |
| Trooper Farley K. Litton |
|
Motorcycle accident |
| Trooper Allen Henry Bennett Jeffreys |
|
Vehicular assault |
| Trooper Franklin D. Patrick |
|
Automobile accident |
| Sergeant Newton Tressel Sites |
|
Aircraft accident |
| Trooper Burr White Harrison |
|
Automobile accident |
| Sergeant Joseph Pierce Horne |
|
Gunfire |
| Corporal Arthur M. Hurst |
|
Drowned |
| Trooper Robert F. Rulong |
|
Vehicular assault |
| Corporal Harry E. Robinson |
|
Automobile accident |
| Corporal William Joseph Shrewsbury |
|
Gunfire |
| Trooper Robert Ball Noechel |
|
Gunfire |
| Trooper Hugh Donald Swartz |
|
Gunfire |
| Trooper First Class Thomas Dean Hercules |
|
Gunfire |
| Trooper Charles Henry Johnson |
|
Gunfire |
| Trooper Bruce Thompson Brown |
|
Gunfire |
| Corporal Dewey C. Shrewsbury |
|
Gunfire (Accidental) |
| Trooper Philip S. Kesner |
|
Gunfire |
| Corporal Carlen Bill Stone |
|
Aircraft accident |
| Trooper Harry G. Lucas Jr. |
|
Aircraft accident |
| Trooper Jonathan David Harris |
|
Automobile accident |
| Trooper William Howard Phillips |
|
Automobile accident |
| Trooper First Class James Thomas Brammer |
|
Gunfire |
| Senior Trooper Larry Gene Hacker |
|
Gunfire |
| Lieutenant Charles Matthew Turner |
|
Aircraft accident |
| Senior Trooper Douglas Wayne Bland |
|
Automobile accident |
| Trooper Brian W. Linn |
|
Automobile accident |
| Corporal Marshall Lee Bailey |
|
Gunfire |
| Trooper Eric M. Workman |
|
Gunfire |
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