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Police Officer

Frederick J. Palmore

Springfield Police Department — Springfield, MO

Veteran → Felonious

End of Watch August 16, 1888

Age 43

Tour of Duty 4 yrs

The Vigil Panel 9 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 7

Incident

Officer Frederick Palmore was shot and killed when he went to a man's home to arrest him. The subject shot Officer Palmore in the head and then fled. Officer Palmore succumbed to his wound seven days later.

The subject was eventually apprehended and sentenced to 99 years in prison on February 8, 1889. On July 17, 1899, he was pardoned by Governor Lawrence V. Stephens.

Officer Palmore was a Confederate veteran of the Civil War and had served with the Springfield Police Department for four years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and four children.

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Tributes

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.
Police Officer Palmore gave the Springfield Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Springfield community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Springfield Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Springfield, Greene County, MO

Platform Identity spd.greene.mo.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 16, 1888

Tour of Duty 4 yrs

Age 43

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun

Military Service

Frederick J. Palmore served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.

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Police Officer Frederick J. Palmore 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 97,759 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 63.5 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Springfield Police Department, 7 of 8 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 87.5% of this agency's fallen.

Springfield Police Department

of 8 officers

87.5% Felonious

MO — Statewide

516

of 813 officers

63.5% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Felonious