Charles F. Cummins, Jr.

Metropolitan Police Department — Washington, DC

Felonious

End of Watch June 12, 1940

Age 43

Tour of Duty 18 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 130

Incident

Sergeant Charles Cummins was shot and killed by one of his officers whom he was disciplining in the Twelfth Precinct Station at 1700 Rhode Island Avenue, NE. Sergeant Cummins was reprimanding the officer for being late for a crossing guard assignment when the officer became enraged and shot him in the head. The officer ran from the scene but was tackled by another officer. When he was tackled his revolver discharged, accidentally killing himself. Sergeant Cummins had served with the Metropolitan Police Department for 18 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and child.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Cummins gave the Metropolitan Police Department 18 years.
Thank you for your service to the Washington community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Cummins.

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

Agency

Department Metropolitan Police Department

Location Washington, DC

Platform Identity mpdc.dc.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 12, 1940

Tour of Duty 18 yrs

Age 43

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Officer's handgun

Offender Shot and killed

Sergeant Charles F. Cummins, Jr. 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 DC, 754 of 1,419 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.1 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At Metropolitan Police Department, 70 of 131 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.4% of this agency's fallen.

Metropolitan Police Department

of 131 officers

53.4% Felonious

DC — Statewide

754

of 1,419 officers

53.1% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious