Roll of Honor
Incident
Detective Sergeant Lucius Rice was shot and killed when he and two other officers went to an apartment building at 531 College Street to arrest a murder suspect. Sergeant Rice and the other two officers searched the apartment, found the suspect hiding in a closet, and ordered him to come out. The man came out of the closet firing a gun, striking Sergeant Rice and another officer. Sergeant Rice succumbed to his injuries five days later. The man was convicted of Sergeant Rice's murder and executed on October 23rd, 1940. Sergeant Rice had served with the Dayton Police Department for 30 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, son, and daughter.
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Tributes
30 years. You could have gone home.
Detective Sergeant Rice gave the Dayton Police Department 30 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Dayton community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Sergeant Rice.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Detective Sergeant Lucius J. Rice 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 OH, 572 of 991 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 57.7% of this state's fallen. That is 3.5 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Dayton Police Department, 18 of 31 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 58.1% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Lucius J. Rice's cause is highlighted.
How Lucius J. Rice Compares
Offender Outcome
Executed in 1940
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Lucius J. Rice is highlighted in Oct.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Lucius J. Rice was killed by gun; unknown type.
Incident Location
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