Roll of Honor
Incident
Sheriff Mark Sensenbach and Deputy Harry Siegfried were shot and killed in Weisenberg Township while attempting to arrest a man for failing to pay a $2 fine for not sending his children to school. When the officers arrived at the farmhouse the man's wife told them he was not home but would not cooperate. As they began searching the property they observed the man walk into the woodline holding a gun. Sheriff Sensenbach called for assistance from the Allentown Police Department and several officers responded. As the Allentown officers arrived at the scene the man approached them and opened fire. Deputy Siegfried and Sheriff Sensenbach were killed and one of the Allentown officers was wounded during the initial shooting before the man barricaded himself in his home. The man was shot and killed by a posse as he attempted to flee into the woods after the posse set the house on fire. Sheriff Sensenbach was survived by his wife, son, and brother. He is buried in Union West End Cemetery.
Survivors
Sheriff Sensenbach was survived by his wife, son, and brother.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sheriff Sensenbach served with the Lehigh County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Allentown community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sheriff Sensenbach.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sheriff Mark Israel Sensenbach 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 PA, 597 of 1,261 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 47.3% of this state's fallen. That is 47.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Lehigh County Sheriff's Office, 3 of 5 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Mark Israel Sensenbach's cause is highlighted.
How Mark Israel Sensenbach Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Mark Israel Sensenbach is highlighted in Sep.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Mark Israel Sensenbach was killed by shotgun.
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