William Thomas Steadman

Dublin Metropolitan Police — Dublin, L

Felonious

End of Watch April 27, 1921

Age 34

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 33

Incident

Shot and fatally wounded while taking dispatches across the city.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Constable Steadman served with the Dublin Metropolitan Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Steadman.

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

Agency

Department Dublin Metropolitan Police

Type Police Department

Location Dublin, L

Platform Identity dmpd.ie.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 27, 1921

Age 34

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Homicide - Shot

Constable William Thomas Steadman 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 L, 592 of 749 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 79% of this state's fallen. That is 79 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Dublin Metropolitan Police, 20 of 34 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 58.8% of this agency's fallen.

Dublin Metropolitan Police

of 34 officers

58.8% Felonious

L — Statewide

592

of 749 officers

79% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Felonious