Night Patrolman George Loper, Pauls Valley Police Department, Oklahoma

Night Patrolman George Loper

Pauls Valley Police Department, Oklahoma

End of Watch Monday, May 27, 1935

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George Loper

Night Patrolman George Loper was shot and killed while on his beat at the intersection of Charles Avenue and Willow Street in Pauls Valley at 12:30 a.m.

A vehicle pulled up to him, and the occupants called him over. When Patrolman Loper approached, the occupants opened fire, killing him. The following week, the same four suspects, two men and two women, robbed a bank and shot and killed Deputy James Wilson of the Grady County Sheriff's Department.

The two men were convicted of murder and executed in the electric chair on June 10, 1937.

Patrolman Loper was a United States Army WWI veteran and had served with the Pauls Valley Police Department for three weeks. He was survived by his wife and child.

Bio

Age 40
Tour 4 weeks
Badge Not available
Military Veteran

Incident Details

Cause Gunfire
Weapon Handgun
Offender Executed in 1937

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Officer Loper,
On today, the 90th anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice-not just for your Community but for our Country as well when you served with the U.S. Army as a member of the 90th “Tough Ombres” Division in Europe fighting the Germans during World War I.

BPA Mike Casey
United States Border Patrol(Retired)

May 27, 2025