Phillip Lee

Hallandale Beach Police Department — Hallandale Beach, FL

Felonious

End of Watch April 29, 1928

Age 33

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 4

Incident

Town Marshal Phillip Lee and Deputy Marshal Clyde Dixon were shot and killed while attempting to make an arrest. The suspect was later shot and killed by a 150-man posse that formed to capture him. Marshal Lee was the agency's only full-time officer. Deputy Marshal Dixon succumbed to his wounds 11 days after the shooting.

Survivors

Marshal Lee was survived by his wife and six children.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Town Marshal Lee served with the Hallandale Beach Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Hallandale Beach community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Town Marshal Lee.

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

Agency

Department Hallandale Beach Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Hallandale Beach, Broward County, FL

Platform Identity hbpd.broward.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 29, 1928

Age 33

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun

Town Marshal Phillip Lee is one of 17,559 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 53.9% of all 32,586 officers honored here.

In FL, 539 of 1,008 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.5% of this state's fallen.

At Hallandale Beach Police Department, 4 of 5 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 80% of this agency's fallen.

Hallandale Beach Police Department

of 5 officers

80% Felonious

FL — Statewide

539

of 1,008 officers

53.5% Felonious

Nationwide

17,559

of 32,586 officers

53.9% Felonious