Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Ezekiel Hodsdon was shot and killed by an unknown suspect as he attempted to arrest a second man at the intersection of Havre Street and Maverick Street. As Patrolman Hodsdon was placing one suspect under arrest, the other approached him from the rear and fatally shot him. Both suspects then fled. One of the suspects was pardoned by the governor in 1865 due to poor health. Patrolman Hodsdon had served with the Boston Police Department for one year.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, son, parents, and three siblings.
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169 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Patrolman Hodsdon gave the Boston Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Roxbury Crossing community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Ezekiel Wentworth Hodsdon 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 MA, 199 of 469 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 42.4% of this state's fallen. That is 42.4 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Boston Police Department, 45 of 106 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 42.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ezekiel Wentworth Hodsdon's cause is highlighted.
How Ezekiel Wentworth Hodsdon Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Ezekiel Wentworth Hodsdon is highlighted in Oct.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Ezekiel Wentworth Hodsdon was killed by gun.
Incident Location
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