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Patrolman

Henry P. Cisco

Princeton Police Department — Princeton, MO

Felonious

End of Watch May 28, 1914

Age 56

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Patrolman Cisco was shot and killed while making his nightly rounds. He was checking a door to a department store when three burglary suspects inside opened fire, fatally wounding him. Policeman Cisco was shot eleven times.

All three suspects were arrested. Two were sentenced to life and the other to 15 years. The two lifers were paroled on January 28, 1945.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Cisco served with the Princeton Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Princeton community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Cisco.

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

Agency

Department Princeton Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Princeton, MO

Platform Identity ppd.mercer.mo.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 28, 1914

Age 56

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun

Patrolman Henry P. Cisco 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 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%.

Princeton Police Department

of 1 officers

100% Felonious

MO — Statewide

516

of 813 officers

63.5% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Henry P. Cisco's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

1 (0%)

Accident

1 (0%)

Illness

1 (0%)

Cardiac

1 (0%)

Undetermined

1 (0%)

Suicide

1 (0%)

How Henry P. Cisco Compares

Age at Death

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Henry P. Cisco is highlighted in May.

Jan

1,392

Feb

1,295

Mar

1,373

Apr

1,516

May

1,504

Jun

1,442

Jul

1,587

Aug

1,517

Sep

1,491

Oct

1,371

Nov

1,447

Dec

1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Henry P. Cisco was killed by gun.

Handgun

3,684

Gun

3,592

Gun; Unknown type

1,492

Shotgun

1,109

Rifle

935

Officer's handgun

909

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