Roll of Honor
Incident
Shot in the head and fatally wounded, alongside his colleague,DC Angus MacKenzie, who died five days earlier, after they and two other officers were called as back-up to question three men their Inspector had seen acting suspiciously outside a flat in Allison Street, Govanhill.
Unaware that the men had just carried out a bank robbery, the five officers were searching the flat and checking the contents of two suitcases found in the property, when one of the men pulled out a gun and shot the Inspector. As they tried to disarm the gunman, PC Barnett and DC Mackenzie were also shot, with Angus being shot a second time as he fell.
He was survived by his wife and two children.
Posthumously awarded the Queen’s Police Medal for Gallantry.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two children.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Barnett served with the City of Glasgow Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Barnett.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Constable Edward Alexander Barnett 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 SCT, 46 of 308 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 14.9% of this state's fallen. That is 39.3 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
At City of Glasgow Police, 17 of 66 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 25.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Edward Alexander Barnett's cause is highlighted.
How Edward Alexander Barnett Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Edward Alexander Barnett is highlighted in Jan.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.
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