Incident
Fatally shot by a man who, earlier, had run off when PC Edgar and a colleague approached him after becoming suspicious of him while on plain clothes duty investigating burglaries in Wades Hill and Winchmore Hill, North London.
After separating from his colleague PC Edgar located the man who then shot him. The man was wanted by the Military Police, having deserted from the Army two years earlier.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Edgar served with the Metropolitan Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Edgar.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Police Constable Nathanael Edgar 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 ENG, 702 of 2,827 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 24.8% of this state's fallen. That is 29.4 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
At Metropolitan Police, 185 of 729 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 25.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Nathanael Edgar's cause is highlighted.
How Nathanael Edgar Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Nathanael Edgar is highlighted in Feb.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.
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