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Table 39

Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed with Firearms

Type of Firearm and Size of Ammunition by Distance Between Victim Officer and Offender, 2014

Type of firearm Size of ammunition Total 0-5
feet
6-10
feet
11-20
feet
21-50
feet
Over 50
feet
Distance
not reported
Number of victim officers killed with firearms Total 46 13 11 8 6 1 7
Handgun Total 33 12 6 7 2 0 6
.22 Caliber 2 1 0 0 0 0 1
.32 Caliber 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
.357 Caliber 2 0 1 0 0 0 1
.357 Magnum 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
.38 Caliber 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
.40 Caliber 11 4 1 3 1 0 2
.45 Caliber 5 1 1 1 0 0 2
9 Millimeter 10 4 3 3 0 0 0
Rifle Total 10 0 3 1 4 1 1
.223 Caliber 4 0 2 0 2 0 0
.308 Caliber 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
7.62x39 Millimeter 5 0 1 1 2 0 1
Shotgun Total 3 1 2 0 0 0 0
12 Gauge 2 0 2 0 0 0 0
20 Gauge 1 1 0 0 0 0 0