Knox County Sheriff's Department, Tennessee, Fallen Officers

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Knox County Sheriff's Department, TN

Knox County Sheriff's Department

	Assistant Chief Deputy L. Keith Lyon Knox County Sheriff's Department EOW: Tuesday, May 9, 2006 Cause: Automobile accident
	Patrol Officer Angela K. Payne Knox County Sheriff's Department EOW: Saturday, February 26, 2000 Cause: Struck by vehicle
	Lieutenant Steve Keith McCulley Knox County Sheriff's Department EOW: Tuesday, February 16, 1999 Cause: Struck by train
	Investigator James Kenneth Kennedy Knox County Sheriff's Department EOW: Tuesday, March 27, 1984 Cause: Gunfire
	Deputy Sheriff George S. Williams Knox County Sheriff's Department EOW: Friday, June 3, 1927 Cause: Gunfire
	Deputy Sheriff William Walker Knox County Sheriff's Department EOW: Saturday, July 21, 1906 Cause: Gunfire
	Deputy Sheriff Doctor A. "John" Shipe Knox County Sheriff's Department EOW: Monday, May 21, 1888 Cause: Gunfire

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 7

Automobile accident: 1
Gunfire: 4
Struck by train: 1
Struck by vehicle: 1

By Month

February: 2
March: 1
May: 2
June: 1
July: 1

By Gender

Male: 6
Female: 1

All 2012 Deaths