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Detective

Louis Bomka

Detroit Police Department — Detroit, MI

Veteran → Felonious

End of Watch May 14, 1918

Age 34

Tour of Duty 5 yrs

Badge 285

The Vigil Panel 34 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 249

Incident

Detective Bomka was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man charged with molesting his daughter. The shooting took place on the man's property at 377 Sixth Street in the afternoon. The suspect attempted to kill himself but failed. On July 7, 1918, he was convicted of second degree murder and sentenced to life. Detective Bomka was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWI.

Survivors

He had served with the Detroit Police Department for 5 years and was survived by his wife and three children.

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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.
Detective Bomka gave the Detroit Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Detroit community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Detroit Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Detroit, Wayne County, MI

Platform Identity detpd.wayne.mi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 14, 1918

Tour of Duty 5 yrs

Age 34

Badge Number 285

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun

Military Service

Louis Bomka served in the U.S. Navy before joining law enforcement.

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Detective Louis Bomka 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 97,775 officers honored here.

In MI, 426 of 719 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 59.2% of this state's fallen. That is 59.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Detroit Police Department, 177 of 250 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 70.8% of this agency's fallen.

Detroit Police Department

177

of 250 officers

70.8% Felonious

MI — Statewide

426

of 719 officers

59.2% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,775 officers

0% Felonious