Roll of Honor
Incident
Location: Maryland Weapon: Handgun Offender: Sentenced to 10 years
Detective Harry Boon was shot and killed while attempting to arrest four men who were trespassing on railroad property in Perryville, Maryland.
He was shot by two of the suspects as he attempted the arrest. Other railroad employees put Detective Boon on a train for a hospital in Baltimore but he died just as the train arrived at Union Station. Four suspects were arrested later in the day. The gunman was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 10 years.
Detective Boon had served with the Pennsylvania Railroad Police Department for two years and had previously served with the Chester, Pennsylvania, Police Department.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and child.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Boon served with the Pennsylvania Railroad Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Philadelphpia community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Boon.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Detective Harry Hinkson Boon 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%.
At Pennsylvania Railroad Police Department, 13 of 36 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 36.1% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Harry Hinkson Boon's cause is highlighted.
How Harry Hinkson Boon Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Harry Hinkson Boon is highlighted in Jun.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Harry Hinkson Boon was killed by handgun.
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