Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Jacob Eyssi succumbed to injuries received when he was assaulted while responding to a domestic call on Crawford Street on September 21, 1986.
When Officer Eyssi arrived at the public housing development, a woman holding a baby ran screaming at him for help. The man stopped chasing the woman and attacked Officer Eyssi instead. The subject knocked him down and repeatedly banged his head to the ground, rendering him unconscious. Neighbors called the police, and the subject fled.
Officer Eyssi suffered permanent brain damage and was unable to return to his duties.
Officer Eyssi had served with the Lawrence Police Department for 26 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two daughters.
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26 years. You could have gone home.
Police Officer Eyssi gave the Lawrence Police Department 26 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Lawrence community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Eyssi.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Jacob George Eyssi 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 MA, 199 of 469 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 42.4% of this state's fallen. That is 42.4 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Lawrence Police Department, 4 of 5 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 80% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jacob George Eyssi's cause is highlighted.
How Jacob George Eyssi Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Jacob George Eyssi is highlighted in May.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Jacob George Eyssi was killed by person.
Incident Location
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