Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Lawrence Tierney was shot and killed while pursuing an 18-year-old robbery suspect on Avon Avenue at 9:30 p.m. As the suspect fled from other officers he ran into an alley behind 869 Grand Avenue and Lincoln Street where he encountered Officer Tierney at point-blank range. The two exchanged shots and Officer Tierney was fatally wounded. The wounded suspect fled but was later apprehended at his home when his father turned him in. He was convicted of first-degree murder, and sentenced to life in prison where he died in 1943. Officer Tierney had been with the agency for nine years.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Tierney gave the Saint Paul Police Department 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the Saint Paul community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Tierney.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Lawrence F. Tierney is one of 17,559 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 53.9% of all 32,588 officers honored here.
In MN, 173 of 293 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 59% of this state's fallen. That is 5.1 percentage points above the national rate of 53.9%.
At Saint Paul Police Department, 20 of 33 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Lawrence F. Tierney's cause is highlighted.
How Lawrence F. Tierney Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Lawrence F. Tierney is highlighted in Nov.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Lawrence F. Tierney was killed by handgun.
Incident Location
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