Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Moses Lovern succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained as the result of an accidental discharge of his service revolver.
He was walking his beat on Union Avenue at approximately 3:00 pm when he entered a saloon to adjust his duty belt. He removed his revolver from its holster and placed it on a slanted display case. As he began to adjust his belt and uniform the pistol began to slide from the display case and the hammer struck the corner, causing it to discharge. The round struck Officer Lovern in the head, causing a fatal wound.
Officer Lovern died shortly after midnight from his wound.
He had served with the Pueblo Police Department for only five months and had previously served with the South Pueblo Police Department.
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Police Officer Lovern served with the Pueblo Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Pueblo community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Moses Lovern is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In CO, 101 of 360 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.1% of this state's fallen. That is 2.9 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Pueblo Police Department, 4 of 12 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Moses Lovern's cause is highlighted.
How Moses Lovern Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Moses Lovern is highlighted in May.
Incident Location
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