Roll of Honor
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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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
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Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Henry P. Cisco is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 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 9.3 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Henry P. Cisco's cause is highlighted.
How Henry P. Cisco Compares
Offender Outcome
Paroled in 1945
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Henry P. Cisco is highlighted in May.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Henry P. Cisco was killed by gun; unknown type.