Roll of Honor
Incident
Lieutenant Benjamin Alexander was killed when a building collapsed. He was trailing a pickpocket through Chinatown when a building at 6 Beach Street collapsed. A total of 44 people were killed in the collapse, including an off-duty police officer who was patronizing the business inside. Lieutenant Alexander had served with the Boston Police Department for 16 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and six children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Lieutenant Alexander gave the Boston Police Department 16 years.
Thank you for your service to the Roxbury Crossing community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant Alexander.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Lieutenant Benjamin Alexander is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In MA, 158 of 469 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.7% of this state's fallen. That is 2.7 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Boston Police Department, 31 of 106 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Benjamin Alexander's cause is highlighted.
How Benjamin Alexander Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Benjamin Alexander is highlighted in Jul.
Incident Location
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