Leonard Raymond Lesnieski
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Police Officer

Leonard Raymond Lesnieski

Milwaukee Police Department — Milwaukee, WI
Veteran → Felonious
End of Watch March 19, 1985
Age 48
Tour of Duty 16 yrs
Gender Male

Incident

Officer Leonard Lesnieski and Officer Rosario Collura were shot and killed when they interrupted a drug deal while on patrol. They observed four men in an alley and stopped to question them. They had patted down three of the suspects and were patting down the fourth suspect when the man produced a gun and shot both officers in the chest. The suspect fled but was later apprehended. The suspect was convicted of two counts of first degree murder and sentenced to two life terms. On November 16, 2010, he received an additional 40 years for attacking and seriously injuring two correctional officers with a hammer. Officer Lesnieski had been with the agency for 16 years.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Lesnieski gave the Milwaukee Police Department 16 years.
Thank you for your service to the Milwaukee community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Lesnieski.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, WI
Platform Identity mpd.milwaukee.wi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 19, 1985
Tour of Duty 16 yrs
Age 48
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Handgun

Military Service

Leonard Raymond Lesnieski served in the U.S. Marine Corps (1954–1957) before joining law enforcement.

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The Sacrifice · Felonious

Leonard 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 1985, 99 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 52nd heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Leonard was 48. 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. Leonard had served 16 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
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When

March holds 7.5% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Tuesdays: 13.4%.

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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 handgun, in 23.4% of these deaths.

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His people

Milwaukee Police Department has 69 officers remembered here, Leonard among them.

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Where

Police Officer Leonard Raymond Lesnieski

Milwaukee Police Department · End of Watch March 19, 1985

Military Service

Leonard Raymond Lesnieski served in the U.S. Marine Corps (1954–1957) before joining law enforcement.

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Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 55-W

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