Knoxville Police Department, Tennessee, Fallen Officers

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Knoxville Police Department, TN

Knoxville Police Department

	Patrolman Mark Anthony Williams Knoxville Police Department EOW: Friday, July 7, 1989 Cause: Gunfire
	Officer John W. Phillips Knoxville Police Department EOW: Tuesday, April 1, 1969 Cause: Motorcycle accident
	Patrol Officer John H. Perkey Knoxville Police Department EOW: Friday, December 8, 1967 Cause: Vehicle pursuit
	Patrol Officer Lester W. Gwinn Knoxville Police Department EOW: Monday, January 31, 1955 Cause: Gunfire
	Patrol Officer Herman M. Rollins Knoxville Police Department EOW: Monday, March 13, 1939 Cause: Gunfire
	Patrolman Ross Ball Hinds Knoxville Police Department EOW: Sunday, June 12, 1921 Cause: Struck by train
	Patrolman James M. Tillery Knoxville Police Department EOW: Saturday, April 15, 1916 Cause: Gunfire
	Patrolman Robert Saylor Knoxville Police Department EOW: Wednesday, December 23, 1914 Cause: Gunfire
	Patrolman William Dinwiddie Knoxville Police Department EOW: Friday, June 19, 1914 Cause: Gunfire
	Patrolman Samuel C. Hickey Knoxville Police Department EOW: Sunday, April 19, 1914 Cause: Gunfire
	Patrolman Mike Wrenn Knoxville Police Department EOW: Wednesday, January 1, 1908 Cause: Gunfire
	Patrolman O. L. Jarnigan Knoxville Police Department EOW: Wednesday, January 1, 1908 Cause: Gunfire
	Patrolman George Hoyle Knoxville Police Department EOW: Sunday, September 21, 1890 Cause: Gunfire
	Patrolman Nathan Haynes Knoxville Police Department EOW: Friday, January 1, 1869 Cause: Gunfire
	Patrolman William Dozier Knoxville Police Department EOW: Wednesday, January 1, 1868 Cause: Gunfire

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 15

Gunfire: 12
Motorcycle accident: 1
Struck by train: 1
Vehicle pursuit: 1

By Month

January: 5
March: 1
April: 3
June: 2
July: 1
September: 1
December: 2

By Gender

Male: 15
Female: 0

All 2012 Deaths