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Auxiliary Officer

Edward Blair Robert Sullivan

Dellwood Police Department — Dellwood, MO

Felonious

End of Watch December 21, 1968

Age 26

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Auxiliary Officer Edward Sullivan was struck and killed as he was assisting another officer at the scene of an earlier accident in front of 10430 West Florissant Avenue in Dellwood, Missouri. He and the other officer had responded to a call involving a car striking a pole. Officer Sullivan went to retrieve a first aid kit for the driver when he and the patrol car were struck by another vehicle. Officer Sullivan died later at Christian Hospital Northwest, and the suspect was arrested and booked for driving while intoxicated and manslaughter. The suspect pled guilty to manslaughter and was given a suspended sentence and five years on probation.

Survivors

Officer Sullivan was survived by his wife.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Auxiliary Officer Sullivan served with the Dellwood Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Dellwood community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Auxiliary Officer Sullivan.

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

Agency

Department Dellwood Police Department

Location Dellwood, MO

Platform Identity dpd.stlouis.mo.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 21, 1968

Age 26

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Automobile; Alcohol involved

Offender Pled guilty to manslaughter

Auxiliary Officer Edward Blair Robert Sullivan 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 MO, 516 of 813 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.5% of this state's fallen. That is 9.3 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

Dellwood Police Department

of 1 officers

100% Felonious

MO — Statewide

516

of 813 officers

63.5% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Edward Blair Robert Sullivan's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How Edward Blair Robert Sullivan Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

Offender Outcome

Pled guilty to manslaughter

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Edward Blair Robert Sullivan is highlighted in Dec.

Jan

1,392

Feb

1,295

Mar

1,373

Apr

1,517

May

1,505

Jun

1,443

Jul

1,587

Aug

1,516

Sep

1,553

Oct

1,371

Nov

1,447

Dec

1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Edward Blair Robert Sullivan was killed by automobile; alcohol involved.

Gun; Unknown type

5,083

Handgun

2,077

Shotgun

922

Officer's handgun

909

Automobile; Alcohol involved

530

Rifle

518