Lowell Pew
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Policeman

Lowell Pew

Louisiana Police Department — Louisiana, MO
Felonious
End of Watch February 14, 1900
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Gender Male

Incident

Policeman Lowell Pew was shot and killed in the railroad yard by one of three tramps he caught breaking into a freight car. All three suspects were captured two months later.

On September 27, 1900, two of the suspects escaped from the Bowling Green Jail by tunneling out of their cell into a sewer which led to the outside. On October 7, 1900, they shot and mortally wounded Patrolman Raphael A. Girard of the Hannibal, Missouri, Police Department.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Policeman Pew served with the Louisiana Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Louisiana community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Policeman Pew.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Louisiana, Pike County, MO
Platform Identity lpd.pike.mo.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 14, 1900
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Policeman Lowell Pew 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%.

Louisiana Police Department
1
of 1 officers
100% Felonious
MO — Statewide
516
of 813 officers
63.5% Felonious
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Lowell Pew's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Lowell Pew Compares

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Lowell Pew is highlighted in Feb.

Jan
1,392
Feb
1,295
Mar
1,373
Apr
1,516
May
1,504
Jun
1,442
Jul
1,587
Aug
1,517
Sep
1,491
Oct
1,371
Nov
1,447
Dec
1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Lowell Pew was killed by gun; unknown type.

Handgun
3,684
Gun
3,592
Gun; Unknown type
1,492
Shotgun
1,109
Rifle
935
Officer's handgun
909

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