John Milliron

Nashville City Police Department — Nashville, TN

Felonious

End of Watch July 12, 1916

Age 58

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 21

Incident

Sergeant Milliron was shot and killed after he and three other officers raided a disorderly house on Van Blarcom Hill in West Nashville. The suspect inside began to argue with Sergeant Milliron and shot him in the back of the neck with a shotgun. Another officer returned fire and seriously wounded the suspect. The suspect was convicted of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced from two to 10 years. Sergeant Milliron had been with the agency for 10 years and was survived by his wife, son, and daughter. His fellow officers referred to him as the most fearless officer in the department. In 1924 his son became a Nashville police officer.

Survivors

Sergeant Milliron had been with the agency for 10 years and was survived by his wife, son, and daughter.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Milliron gave the Nashville City Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Nashville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Milliron.

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

Agency

Department Nashville City Police Department

Location Nashville, TN

Platform Identity npd.davidson.tn.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 12, 1916

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

Age 58

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Shotgun

Offender Sentenced to 10 years

Sergeant John Milliron 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 TN, 498 of 769 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 64.8% of this state's fallen. That is 10.6 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Nashville City Police Department, 16 of 22 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 72.7% of this agency's fallen.

Nashville City Police Department

of 22 officers

72.7% Felonious

TN — Statewide

498

of 769 officers

64.8% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious