Alfred Mitchell Sturdivant

Boston Police Department — Roxbury Crossing, MA

Felonious

End of Watch September 4, 1904

Age 47

Tour of Duty 15 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 105

Incident

Patrolman Alfred Sturdivant was shot and killed after responding to a domestic disturbance at a home on Falcon Street. The male victim claimed that his wife had chased him out of the home with a pistol. Patrolman Sturdivant was shot three times by the suspect as he and other officers attempted a forced entry to take the barricaded suspect into the custody. During the ensuing standoff the woman fired more then 40 rounds at officers. She was finally taken into custody after running out of ammunition. The suspect was committed to the Worcester Insane Asylum where she died in 1929. Patrolman Sturdivant had been with the Boston Police Department for 15 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and mother.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Sturdivant gave the Boston Police Department 15 years.
Thank you for your service to the Roxbury Crossing community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Sturdivant.

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

Agency

Department Boston Police Department

Location Roxbury Crossing, MA

Platform Identity bpd.suffolk.ma.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 4, 1904

Tour of Duty 15 yrs

Age 47

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun; Pistol

Offender Died in mental institution

Patrolman Alfred Mitchell Sturdivant 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 MA, 199 of 469 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 42.4% of this state's fallen. That is 11.8 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At Boston Police Department, 45 of 106 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 42.5% of this agency's fallen.

Boston Police Department

of 106 officers

42.5% Felonious

MA — Statewide

199

of 469 officers

42.4% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious