Richard Paul Miller Sr.
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Patrolman

Richard Paul Miller Sr.

Minneapolis Police Department — Minneapolis, MN
Felonious
End of Watch August 25, 1981
Age 59
Tour of Duty 18 yrs
Badge 4797
Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Richard Miller was shot and killed by an auto-theft suspect at 15th and Girard Avenue North. Patrolman Miller had requested backup but confronted the suspects before the backup arrived. As he talked to a female passenger the male driver exited the stolen vehicle and opened fire, striking Patrolman Miller in the chest several times. The gun the suspect was using was a stolen police revolver. The suspect was eventually apprehended and sentenced to life in prison. He was granted work-release status in July 2018. Patrolman Miller had served with the Minneapolis Police Department for 18 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, two children, and four grandchildren.

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

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN
Platform Identity mpd.hennepin.mn.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 25, 1981
Tour of Duty 18 yrs
Age 59
Badge Number 4797
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Handgun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Richard 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 1981, 126 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 39th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Richard was 59. 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. Richard had served 18 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
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When

August holds 8.9% 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.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Minneapolis Police Department has 50 officers remembered here, Richard among them.

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Where

Patrolman Richard Paul Miller Sr.

Minneapolis Police Department · End of Watch August 25, 1981

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