Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Thomas Lannon was shot and killed at the Junction Depot platform after being ambushed by a suspect he had arrested four weeks earlier. As Patrolman Lannon spoke with a friend the suspect approached from behind and opened fire on him without warning, striking him twice. The suspect fled the scene, but turned himself in a short time later. The suspect was convicted of murder and sentenced to death. In 1878, the governor granted clemency four days before the execution and commuted the offender's death sentence to life in prison. After serving nearly 22 years, he was granted parole and died in 1902. Patrolman Lannon had served with the Kokomo Police Department for only three months. He was single and survived by two sisters.
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149 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Patrolman Lannon served with the Kokomo Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Kokomo community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Thomas W. Lannon 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 IN, 311 of 503 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.8% of this state's fallen. That is 7.6 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Kokomo Police Department, 3 of 3 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Thomas W. Lannon's cause is highlighted.
How Thomas W. Lannon Compares
Offender Outcome
Died while on parole
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Thomas W. Lannon is highlighted in Aug.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Thomas W. Lannon was killed by handgun; revolver.
Incident Location
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