John Schofield

Died

6 July 1974

Age

Rank

Police Constable

Force

Surrey Constabulary

Cause

Homicide - Shot

Duty Status

On Duty

Roll of Honour Citation

Shot dead on patrol when he and two colleagues challenged a man of whom they had become suspicious.

Roll of Honour Citation

Shot dead on patrol when he and two colleagues challenged a man of whom they had become suspicious.

Circumstances

He was on patrol in Caterham with two colleagues when they became suspicious of a male, who was carrying a gun concealed in a large holdall. When they pulled up alongside him, he shot PC Schofield dead and injured his two colleagues.

Shot dead while on patrol in Caterham when he and two colleagues pulled up alongside a man of whom they had become suspicious and who was carrying a gun concealed in a large holdall. The other two officers were both injured in the incident.