Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Gibbons was shot and killed when he interrupted a robbery at 6001 Delmar Ave., the Delmar Station of the Wabash Railroad, at 3 a.m. He had gotten off of a streetcar and entered the station while two safe-crackers were attempting to blow the safe. The lookout ordered Sergeant Gibbons to put his hands up. When Sergeant Gibbons refused he was shot in the arm and chest. The suspects fled after shooting at another patrolman and were never apprehended.
Survivors
Sergeant Gibbons had been with the agency for 23 years and was survived by his wife and child.
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23 years. You could have gone home.
Sergeant Gibbons gave the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department 23 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the St. Louis community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Gibbons.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Michael F. Gibbons 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. Michael F. Gibbons's cause is highlighted.
How Michael F. Gibbons Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Michael F. Gibbons is highlighted in Jan.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Michael F. Gibbons was killed by gun.
Incident Location
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