Cornelius N. Hendricks

Lexington Police Department — Lexington, KY

Felonious Veteran

End of Watch August 1, 1881

Age 44

Tour of Duty 15 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 11

Incident

Captain Cornelius Hendricks was shot and killed while attempting to quell a disturbance between two men in a saloon on Water Street. The owner of the saloon intervened and exchanged shots with Captain Hendricks. Despite being wounded in the head, Captain Hendricks was able to return fire and wounded the suspect twice. The man was arrested but later acquitted of Captain Hendricks' murder. Captain Hendricks was a former police chief of the Lexington Police Department and had served with the agency for 15 years. He was a Confederate veteran of the Civil War.

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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Captain Hendricks gave the Lexington Police Department 15 years.
Thank you for your service to the Lexington community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Lexington Police Department

Location Lexington, KY

Platform Identity lpd.fayette.ky.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 1, 1881

Tour of Duty 15 yrs

Age 44

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Acquitted

Military Service

Cornelius N. Hendricks served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Captain Cornelius N. Hendricks 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 KY, 755 of 983 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 76.8% of this state's fallen. That is 22.6 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Lexington Police Department, 8 of 12 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.

Lexington Police Department

of 12 officers

66.7% Felonious

KY — Statewide

755

of 983 officers

76.8% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious