Edward Harry Green

North Platte Police Department — North Platte, NE

Felonious

End of Watch July 13, 1929

Age 43

Tour of Duty 5 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 6

Incident

Patrolman Green was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man who had returned to North Platte after being ordered by a judge to leave town. As the officers searched a hotel on West 7th Street the suspect opened fire on them, striking Patrolman Green with a shotgun blast. The suspect then committed suicide after being cornered. Patrolman Green had served with the agency for 5 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and daughter.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Green gave the North Platte Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the North Platte community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Green.

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

Agency

Department North Platte Police Department

Type Other

Location North Platte, Lincoln County, NE

Platform Identity nppd.lincoln.ne.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 13, 1929

Tour of Duty 5 yrs

Age 43

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Shotgun

Patrolman Edward Harry Green 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 97,756 officers honored here.

In NE, 97 of 151 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 64.2% of this state's fallen. That is 64.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At North Platte Police Department, 5 of 7 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 71.4% of this agency's fallen.

North Platte Police Department

of 7 officers

71.4% Felonious

NE — Statewide

of 151 officers

64.2% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,756 officers

0% Felonious