Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Henry Franklin was shot and killed while serving a warrant with his tactical team on County Road 408 in Mississippi County at approximately 7:30 p.m.
On Monday evening, Officer Franklin and his tactical team were called to assist with serving a warrant linked to a homicide investigation from earlier that day. When the team arrived at the home of the suspect and attempted to make contact, the man fired at the officers from inside the house, killing Officer Franklin, and continued to fire.
The suspect remained barricaded in the home for five hours and was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Officer Franklin was a United States National Guard veteran and had served with the Sikeston Department of Public Safety for over 12 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and four children.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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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 Franklin gave the Sikeston Department of Public Safety 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Missouri. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Henry Franklin served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Police Officer Henry Franklin 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 Franklin's cause is highlighted.
How Henry Franklin Compares
Offender Outcome
Committed suicide
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Henry Franklin is highlighted in Oct.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Henry Franklin was killed by not available.