Roll of Honor
John Patrick Boyle
Incident
Location: Virginia Weapon: Handgun Offender: Arrested
Military Police Officer John Boyle was shot and killed by a deserter in Hopewell, Virginia, near Fort Lee.
Military Police Officer Boyle had been notified that the subject was seen in a local restaurant outside the base without a pass. As he was attempting to arrest the subject for desertion the subject shot him in the stomach. Officer Boyle was taken to a hospital at Fort Lee where he succumbed to his gunshot wound.
The subject fled the restaurant and was captured shortly after the shooting.
Military Police Officer Boyle served with the United States Army Military Police Corps for only two months and was survived by his parents and several siblings.
Survivors
Military Police Officer Boyle served with the United States Army Military Police Corps for only two months and was survived by his parents and several siblings.
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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Military Police Officer Boyle served with the United States Army Military Police Corps.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
John Patrick Boyle served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Military Police Officer John Patrick Boyle 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 MO, 516 of 813 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.5% of this state's fallen. That is 9.3 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At United States Army Military Police Corps, 26 of 65 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 40% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Patrick Boyle's cause is highlighted.
How John Patrick Boyle Compares
Offender Outcome
Arrested
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. John Patrick Boyle is highlighted in Sep.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. John Patrick Boyle was killed by handgun.
Incident Location
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