Roll of Honor
Peter B. Hoarty
Incident
Deputy Constable Peter Hoarty succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained the previous day while attempting to arrest a subject for assault and battery near the intersection of Spring Street and William Street (present-day Fernleaf Street) in Saint Clair Borough (present-day Saint Clair Neighborhood), of Pittsburgh.
Deputy Constable Hoarty and another constable went to a boarding house to serve an arrest warrant. As the constables were leading the man away, another boarder interfered and started to fight both constables. During the fight, Constable Hoarty's service weapon fell to the pavement, and the subject gained control of it and shot Constable Hoarty twice, striking him in the abdomen and thigh. Constable Hoarty was taken to South Side Hospital, where he succumbed to his gunshot wounds the next day.
The subject was arrested and charged with murder. In October 1916, he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 5-7 years at the Western Penitentiary in Pittsburgh.
Deputy Constable Hoarty was survived by his wife and one child.
Survivors
Deputy Constable Hoarty was survived by his wife and one child.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Constable Hoarty served with the Pennsylvania State Constable.
Thank you for your service to the Pittsburgh community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Constable Hoarty.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Constable Peter B. Hoarty 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 Pennsylvania State Constable - Allegheny County, 10 of 11 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 90.9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Peter B. Hoarty's cause is highlighted.
How Peter B. Hoarty Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Peter B. Hoarty is highlighted in Jul.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Peter B. Hoarty was killed by officer's handgun.
Incident Location
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