Patrick J. Kelliher

Quincy Police Department — Quincy, MA

Felonious

End of Watch January 12, 1908

Age 34

Tour of Duty 4 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 4

Incident

Patrolman Patrick Kelliher succumbed to wounds received four months earlier when he was beaten by a group of men at the Quincy Square Station. He had responded to a report of a gang of rowdy men on a train and he had arrested the main instigator. As he pulled the man to nearest call box the rest of the group attacked two other citizens before attacking Patrolman Kelliher. He was able to turn his call box key to the emergency position before being knocked to the ground and severely kicked and beaten. The group of men fled as backup units arrived on a patrol wagon. Patrolman Kelliher complained of severe stomach pains and succumbed to internal bleeding four months later. Patrolman Kelliher had served with the agency for four years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Kelliher gave the Quincy Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Quincy community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Kelliher.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Quincy Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Quincy, Norfolk County, MA

Platform Identity qpd.norfolk.ma.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 12, 1908

Tour of Duty 4 yrs

Age 34

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Person

Patrolman Patrick J. Kelliher 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 MA, 199 of 469 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 42.4% of this state's fallen. That is 42.4 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Quincy Police Department, 3 of 5 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60% of this agency's fallen.

Quincy Police Department

of 5 officers

60% Felonious

MA — Statewide

199

of 469 officers

42.4% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Felonious