Officer

John F. Suggs

Montgomery Police Department — Montgomery, AL
Felonious
End of Watch February 15, 1896
Gender Male

Incident

Officer John Suggs was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man for beating his wife. The suspect was arrested by officers but was then forcibly taken from the officers by angry citizens and hanged.

Survivors

Officer Suggs was survived by his wife and four children.

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130 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Officer Suggs served with the Montgomery Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Montgomery community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Type Other
Location Montgomery, Montgomery County, AL
Platform Identity mpd.montgomery.al.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 15, 1896
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

John 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 1896, 59 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 129th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

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When

February holds 7.4% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Saturdays: 16.3%.

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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 gun, in 22.8% of these deaths.

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His people

Montgomery Police Department has 28 officers remembered here, John among them.

Officer John F. Suggs

Montgomery Police Department · End of Watch February 15, 1896

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