Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Bob Henry succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained on March 12, 1995, while checking on a suspicious person adjacent to the Newport Harbor Lutheran Church at about 4:10 am. The subject gave Officer Henry a military identification card and then opened fire with a handgun he had concealed underneath his shirt, striking Officer Henry. The man then committed suicide. It was later determined that the man had become drunk, written a suicide note, and armed himself before walking to the area where Officer Henry encountered him. Officer Henry remained in a coma until succumbing to his wounds one month later. Officer Henry had served with the Newport Beach Police Department for five years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, son, and two daughters.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Henry gave the Newport Beach Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Newport Beach community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Henry.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Officer Robert Joseph Henry 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 CA, 974 of 1,837 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53% of this state's fallen. That is 53 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Newport Beach Police Department, 2 of 3 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robert Joseph Henry's cause is highlighted.
How Robert Joseph Henry Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Robert Joseph Henry is highlighted in Apr.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Robert Joseph Henry was killed by gun.
Incident Location
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