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Patrolman

Jasper H. Cole

Chicago Police Department — Chicago, IL
Accident
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End of Watch February 10, 1892
Age 27
Tour of Duty 3 yrs 9 mo
Badge 1703
The Vigil Panel 30 · Column 2 · Line 17 ›
Gender Male
Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 570

Incident

Patrolman Jasper H. Cole, of the Des Plaines Street Station, was accidentally shot and killed when reaching for another officer’s revolver. Patrolman Cole and a fellow officer were having a conversation about a recent case whereupon the fellow officer demonstrated the location the assailant had his revolver. Patrolman Cole then asked to see the weapon. As he reached into the officer’s pocket to remove the weapon, the other officer’s hand was also in his pocket. The revolver accidentally discharged. The bullet struck Patrolman Cole in his right eye and lodged in the back of his head. The wounded officer collapsed to the floor unconscious. Patrolman Cole was carried into the drill room. He did not regain consciousness and died a few minutes before 6:00 p.m.

Survivors

Patrolman Jasper Cole served with the Chicago Police Department for less than four years and was survived by his wife and three children.

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134 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Patrolman Cole gave the Chicago Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Chicago community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department Chicago Police Department
Type Police Department
Location Chicago, Cook County, IL
Platform Identity cpd.cook.il.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 10, 1892
Tour of Duty 3 yrs 9 mo
Age 27
Badge Number 1703
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Jasper is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% 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 1892, 7 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 139th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

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Who

Jasper was 27. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36. Jasper had served 3.7 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

February holds 7.2% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. Wednesdays: 14.5%.

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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

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His people

Chicago Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, Jasper among them.

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Patrolman Jasper H. Cole

Chicago Police Department · End of Watch February 10, 1892

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