Richie Rose

Denver Police Department — Denver, CO

Felonious

End of Watch October 31, 1922

Age 30

Tour of Duty 1 yrs

The Vigil Panel 44 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 73

Incident

Policeman Richie Rose was shot and killed after being ambushed by unknown assailants while walking his beat between Kalamath and Lipan Streets on West 38th Avenue. He had just finished eating breakfast with his wife when he returned to duty and was walking towards a call box. He noticed a dark car parked in the street and began to approach it. As he did so, several suspects in the vehicle opened fire on him. He ran to a nearby pole to take cover and returned fire. However, several more men were waiting behind him and ambushed him from behind. After falling to the ground, the men approached him, took his gun, and fired the remaining rounds into his body. No suspects were ever identified; however, Policeman Rose's last words were "Mafia, Mafia, Mafia," and it is presumed he was shot by area bootleggers. Policeman Rose had served with the Denver Police Department for one year.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, two sons, and two daughters.

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Tributes

You barely got started.
Policeman Rose gave the Denver Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Denver community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Policeman Rose.

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

Agency

Department Denver Police Department

Location Denver, CO

Platform Identity dpd.denver.co.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 31, 1922

Tour of Duty 1 yrs

Age 30

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Case never solved

Policeman Richie Rose 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.

Denver Police Department

of 74 officers

74.3% Felonious

CO — Statewide

235

of 360 officers

65.3% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious