Roll of Honor
Incident
City Marshal Phillip Lynn was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man who had caused a disturbance in a local saloon and then brandished a handgun at the bartender.
The saloon's owner ordered the man out of the establishment and then informed Marshal Lynn of the incident. Marshal Lynn and the deputy marshal located the man on the levee along the waterfront. As Marshal Lynn placed him under arrest the man pulled out the handgun and shot him four times, killing him.
Several citizens fired at the man as he fled on foot. He was captured in St. Louis, Missouri, on October 2nd, 1913, and returned to Massac County to await a murder trial. Prior to murdering Marshal Lynn the man had been released from the Illinois State Penitentiary after serving a sentence for murdering his brother. On January 21, 1914, he was convicted of murder and sentenced to life.
Marshal Lynn had served as the Brookport city marshal on two different occasions.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and daughter.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
City Marshal Lynn gave the Brookport Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Brookport community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, City Marshal Lynn.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
City Marshal Phillip Lynn 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 IL, 842 of 1,318 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.9% of this state's fallen. That is 9.7 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Phillip Lynn's cause is highlighted.
How Phillip Lynn Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to life
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Phillip Lynn is highlighted in Aug.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Phillip Lynn was killed by handgun.