Roll of Honor
Incident
Lieutenant Parker was shot and killed while he and another detective staked out an apartment for bank robbery suspects. Officers had raided the apartment on Eighth Street South the previous day and located a cache of weapons. The two officers were then positioned in the apartment to arrest anyone else who came by. The day after the raid a man knocked on the door. When the officers opened the door with their guns drawn the suspect and Lieutenant Parker exchanged shots. The suspect was killed instantly and Lieutenant Parker received mortal wounds that he succumbed to 15 days later.
Survivors
Lieutenant Parker had been with the agency for ten years and was survived by his wife and two children.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Lieutenant Parker gave the Minneapolis Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Minneapolis community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant Parker.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Lieutenant Harry E. Parker 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 MN, 173 of 293 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 59% of this state's fallen. That is 59 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Minneapolis Police Department, 32 of 50 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 64% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Harry E. Parker's cause is highlighted.
How Harry E. Parker Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Harry E. Parker is highlighted in Dec.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Harry E. Parker was killed by gun.
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