Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Hagan succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained one week earlier while attempting to question a burglary suspect. Officer Hagan was on mounted patrol near the intersection of Myrtle Avenue and Dennis Street when he spotted a group of men in an alley. He dismounted his horse and, as he approached the group, was shot by one of the men. Officer Hagan was able to return fire three times but did not strike the suspects. He was able to crawl back to the street where he collapsed. The suspect was arrested, convicted of Officer Hagan's murder, and hung in 1917. Officer Hagan's brother, Detective Benjamin Hagan, was shot and killed in the line of duty on August 10, 1917. Detective Benjamin Hagan also served with the Jacksonville Police Department.
Survivors
Officer Hagan was survived by his wife and two daughters.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Hagan served with the Jacksonville Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Jacksonville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Hagan.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Officer Napolean B. Hagan 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 FL, 539 of 1,008 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.5% of this state's fallen. That is 53.5 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Jacksonville Police Department, 25 of 33 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 75.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Napolean B. Hagan's cause is highlighted.
How Napolean B. Hagan Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Napolean B. Hagan is highlighted in Sep.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Napolean B. Hagan was killed by gun.
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