Robert Emmett Moran

Peoria Police Dept. — Peoria, IL

Felonious

End of Watch November 15, 1933

Age 36

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 14

Incident

Sergeant Robert Moran was shot and mortally wounded during a shootout with a man at a barbershop on the corner of Western and Adams streets. Sergeant Moran and two other officers spotted a member of the ''College Kidnappers Gang,'' walking into the barbershop. Their specialty was kidnapping members of organized crime rings and holding them for ransom. As soon as the three officers entered the shop, the subject opened fire with two pistols. One of the officers returned fire, killing the gunman. Sergeant Moran and another officer were seriously wounded. Sergeant Moran succumbed to his wounds two days later.

Survivors

Sergeant Moran was survived by his wife and five children.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Moran served with the Peoria Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Peoria community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Moran.

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

Agency

Department Peoria Police Dept.

Location Peoria, IL

Platform Identity ppd.peoria.il.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 15, 1933

Age 36

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun; Pistol

Offender Shot and killed

Sergeant Robert Emmett Moran 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%.

At Peoria Police Dept., 9 of 15 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60% of this agency's fallen.

Peoria Police Dept.

of 15 officers

60% Felonious

IL — Statewide

842

of 1,318 officers

63.9% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious