Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Louis Robers was shot and killed by a saloon owner who had a grudge against the officer. Officer Robers had instructed the man to keep the lights burning on his car if it was parked in front of the saloon at Cooper Avenue (modern-day Marconia Avenue) and Daggett Avenue. As Officer Robers approached the doors of the saloon the man opened fire, striking him in the chest twice. On May 13, 1918, charges against the suspect were dropped. Officer Robers had been with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department for 12 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Robers gave the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the St. Louis community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Robers.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Louis G. Robers 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 MO, 516 of 813 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.5% of this state's fallen. That is 63.5 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, 112 of 176 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Louis G. Robers's cause is highlighted.
How Louis G. Robers Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Louis G. Robers is highlighted in May.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Louis G. Robers was killed by handgun.
Incident Location
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