Roll of Honor
Incident
Special Policeman Gustave Gisin was shot and killed as he attempted to negotiate with a drunk subject who was threatening to shoot workers at a smelter factory.
The suspect was arrested and hanged on May 11, 1895.
Policeman Gisin had served with the Denver Police Department for eight years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
133 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Special Policeman Gisin gave the Denver Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Denver community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Special Policeman Gustave Gisin 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 CO, 235 of 360 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 65.3% of this state's fallen. That is 11.1 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Denver Police Department, 55 of 74 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 74.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Gustave Gisin's cause is highlighted.
How Gustave Gisin Compares
Offender Outcome
Executed in 1895
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Gustave Gisin is highlighted in Jan.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Gustave Gisin was killed by handgun.
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