John Thomas Lloyd

Baltimore Police Dept. — Baltimore, MD

Felonious

End of Watch July 4, 1889

Age 30

Tour of Duty 10 mo

The Vigil Panel 10 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 150

Incident

Police Officer John Lloyd was shot and killed after asking a group of men to quiet down at the corner of Light Street and West Street. Officer Llyod was on his beat when he observed a group of two or three men on the corner creating a loud disturbance. Officer Lloyd approached the men and asked them to quite down. One of the men drew a pistol and fired, killing Officer Lloyd. The suspect was apprehended by other officers. The 21-year-old suspect was convicted of second degree murder and sentenced to 18 years. He was released on December 13th, 1904. Officer Lloyd had served with the Baltimore City Police Department for just 10 months.

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137 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Officer Lloyd served with the Baltimore City Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Baltimore community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department Baltimore Police Dept.

Location Baltimore, MD

Platform Identity baltpd.baltimore.md.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 4, 1889

Tour of Duty 10 mo

Age 30

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Released in 1904

Police Officer John Thomas Lloyd 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 MD, 195 of 377 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 51.7% of this state's fallen. That is 2.5 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At Baltimore Police Dept., 80 of 151 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53% of this agency's fallen.

Baltimore Police Dept.

of 151 officers

53% Felonious

MD — Statewide

195

of 377 officers

51.7% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious