Charles F. Cummins Jr.
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Sergeant

Charles F. Cummins Jr.

Metropolitan Police Department — Washington, DC
Felonious
End of Watch June 12, 1940
Age 43
Tour of Duty 18 yrs
Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Charles Cummins was shot and killed by one of his officers whom he was disciplining in the Twelfth Precinct Station at 1700 Rhode Island Avenue, NE. Sergeant Cummins was reprimanding the officer for being late for a crossing guard assignment when the officer became enraged and shot him in the head. The officer ran from the scene but was tackled by another officer. When he was tackled his revolver discharged, accidentally killing himself. Sergeant Cummins had served with the Metropolitan Police Department for 18 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and child.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Cummins gave the Metropolitan Police Department 18 years.
Thank you for your service to the Washington community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Cummins.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Washington, DC
Platform Identity mpdc.dc.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 12, 1940
Tour of Duty 18 yrs
Age 43
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Officer's handgun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Charles is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,552 remembered there.

34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1940, 91 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 62nd heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Charles was 43. Of the 14,219 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Charles had served 18 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
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When

June holds 8.1% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Wednesdays: 12.9%.

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By day of the week
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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was officer's handgun, in 5.8% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Metropolitan Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, Charles among them.

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Where

Sergeant Charles F. Cummins Jr.

Metropolitan Police Department · End of Watch June 12, 1940

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