Roll of Honor
John Loflin Jordan, Jr.
Incident
Patrolman John Jordan was shot and killed while off duty during the robbery of a convenience store at 2100 Airline Drive in Kenner. He had just ended his shift and was unarmed when he stopped at a convenience store to make a purchase. While he was in the store, two armed men entered it to commit a robbery. When the suspects discovered Patrolman Jordan's identity as a police officer, they shot both him and the clerk execution style. The suspects were apprehended five days later. On June 18, 1975, one of the men was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder and sentenced to death. He died in prison.
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You barely got started.
Patrolman Jordan gave the Port of New Orleans Harbor Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the New Orleans community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Jordan.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Patrolman John Loflin Jordan, Jr. 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 LA, 364 of 595 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.2% of this state's fallen. That is 7 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. John Loflin Jordan, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How John Loflin Jordan, Jr. Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to death
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. John Loflin Jordan, Jr. is highlighted in Dec.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. John Loflin Jordan, Jr. was killed by handgun.