Killed in the Line of Duty: Malvern Law Enforcement Officers Who Lost Their Lives

MALVERN, PA —To date, there have been 905 deaths while in the line of duty in Pennsylvania, according to the Officer Down Memorial Page.

Gunfire has by far been the leading cause of death of officers in Pennsylvania, accounting for nearly half of incidents.

Of those, five were general accidents, three were aircraft accidents, seven animal related, 42 assaults, 72 automobile accidents, two bomb related, 12 drownings, seven duty related illnesses, one electrocution, two explosions, three exposed to toxins, 17 falls, four from fire, 410 to intentional gunfire, 23 to accidental gunfire, 69 heart attacks, one from heat exhaustion, 61 motorcycle accidents, 16 stabbed, eight struck by a streetcar, 11 struck by trains, 67 struck by vehicles, two train accidents, one training accident, 24 vehicle pursuits, and 29 vehicular assaults.

In addition, there have been 12 K9's who have died in the line of duty in the state.

In Malvern, there has been one officer death, although it wasn't a Malvern borough police officer. It was a Pennsylvania State Constable.

• Pennsylvania State Constable William King was serving a warrant on October 24, 1921 in Green Tree Hollow near Malvern when the subject shot him multiple times, killing him. The suspect was caught shortly thereafter and received the death penalty, according to the Officer Down Memorial Page.

Rest in peace, Constable King.

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