Roll of Honor
Adam Strunk
Incident
Deputy Constable Adam Strunk was shot and killed after being deputized as he and two other officers searched for two men wanted for robbing and beating a family in Hampton Junction, New Jersey. The two men had crossed the border in Pennsylvania and broken into a house in the Delaware Water Gap area.
As Deputy Constable Strunk and the officers searched an area near Ellenberger's Mill they encountered the two men. Deputy Constable Strunk, who was about 100 yards in front of the other officers, was shot and instantly killed.
Both men fled the scene but were eventually apprehended. The subject who shot Deputy Constable Strunk was convicted of murder and sentenced to death. He was able to escape jail twice but was recaptured both times. He was executed by hanging on February 24th, 1903.
Rest in peace and know that no passage of time will ever erase your service and sacrifice.
Detective Cpl/3 Steven Rizzo Delaware State Police (Retired) September 24th, 2020
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Constable Strunk served with the Pennsylvania State Constable.
Thank you for your service to the East Stroudsburg community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Constable Strunk.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Constable Adam Strunk is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In PA, 597 of 1,261 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 47.3% of this state's fallen. That is 6.9 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Adam Strunk's cause is highlighted.
How Adam Strunk Compares
Offender Outcome
Executed in 1903
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Adam Strunk is highlighted in Sep.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Adam Strunk was killed by gun; unknown type.