Alonzo E. Bullard
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Police Officer

Alonzo E. Bullard

Detroit Police Department — Detroit, MI
Felonious
End of Watch November 29, 1883
Age 36
Tour of Duty 7 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Bullard was shot and killed in the evening as he and another officer attempted to arrest a man at a home at 456 Wabash Street for stealing a barrel of oil from a grocery store. The suspect was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison on Feb. 26, 1884.

Survivors

Officer Bullard had served with the Detroit Police Department for 7 months and was survived by his wife and three children.

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

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Detroit, Wayne County, MI
Platform Identity detpd.wayne.mi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 29, 1883
Tour of Duty 7 mo
Age 36
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

Police Officer Alonzo E. Bullard is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In MI, 426 of 719 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 59.2% of this state's fallen. That is 59.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Detroit Police Department, 177 of 250 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 70.8% of this agency's fallen.

Detroit Police Department
177
of 250 officers
70.8% Felonious
MI — Statewide
426
of 719 officers
59.2% Felonious
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Alonzo E. Bullard's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Alonzo E. Bullard Compares

Age at Death
36
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years
Years of Service
0.6
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 8.4 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Alonzo E. Bullard is highlighted in Nov.

Jan
1,392
Feb
1,295
Mar
1,373
Apr
1,516
May
1,504
Jun
1,442
Jul
1,587
Aug
1,517
Sep
1,491
Oct
1,371
Nov
1,447
Dec
1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Alonzo E. Bullard was killed by gun.

Handgun
3,684
Gun
3,592
Gun; Unknown type
1,492
Shotgun
1,109
Rifle
935
Officer's handgun
909

Incident Location