Roll of Honor
Incident
Location: New Jersey Incident Date: Saturday, December 7, 1929 Weapon: Handgun Offender: Shot and killed
Detective William Biber succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained two days earlier while confronting a trespasser in the West Shore Railroad yards in Weehawken, New Jersey.
He was checking freight cars for trespassers. As he climbed into a boxcar a man inside shot him, seriously wounding him. The man fled but was shot by another West Shore Railroad detective the following night in Bogota, New Jersey.
Detective Biber died from his wounds two nights after being shot.
Det. Biber, On today, the 90th anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice as a Law Enforcement Officer.
R.I.P. USBP
Anonymous United States Border Patrol December 9th, 2019
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Biber served with the West Shore Railroad Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Weehawken community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Biber.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Detective William Biber 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 NJ, 264 of 646 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 40.9% of this state's fallen. That is 13.3 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William Biber's cause is highlighted.
How William Biber Compares
Offender Outcome
Shot and killed
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. William Biber is highlighted in Dec.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. William Biber was killed by handgun.