Denver Braden Pore
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Chief of Police

Denver Braden Pore

Felonious
End of Watch April 7, 1906
Age 25
Tour of Duty 1 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Chief of Police Denver Pore was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man who was firing a pistol in the air outside of a bar near the intersection of Main Street and Eagle Street.

Chief Pore observed two men exit a bar and then watched as one of them fired a shot into the air. Chief Pore crossed the street and attempted to arrest the man but was shot twice in the abdomen. He was transported to a local hospital where he died two days later. The 22-year-old suspect was never apprehended.

Chief Pore was survived by his wife and two daughters.

Survivors

Chief Pore was survived by his wife and two daughters.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief of Police Pore served with the Mount Pleasant Borough Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Mount Pleasant community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Pore.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Mount Pleasant, PA
Platform Identity mpbpd.philadelphia.pa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 7, 1906
Tour of Duty 1 mo
Age 25
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail Gunfire
Weapon Handgun

Chief of Police Denver Braden Pore 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 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 47.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

Mount Pleasant Borough Police Department
1
of 1 officers
100% Felonious
PA — Statewide
597
of 1,261 officers
47.3% 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. Denver Braden Pore's cause is highlighted.

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

How Denver Braden Pore Compares

Age at Death
25
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years
Years of Service
0.1
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 8.4 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Denver Braden Pore is highlighted in Apr.

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. Denver Braden Pore was killed by handgun.

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

Incident Location

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