Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Hans Hanson was shot and killed when investigating a burglary on Virginia Avenue near Summit Avenue at 0115 hours. Other officers had responded to a report of a gunfire and located Officer Hanson's body in front of a home. The suspect remained at large until March of 1895 when it was discovered that he was an inmate at the state insane asylum in Kankakee, Illinois. Officer Hanson had been with the agency for 11 months.
Survivors
He was survived by his expectant wife and is buried in Oakland Cemetery.
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Police Officer Hanson served with the Saint Paul Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Saint Paul community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Hans Hanson is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.
In MN, 173 of 293 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 59% of this state's fallen. That is 59 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Saint Paul Police Department, 20 of 33 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Hans Hanson's cause is highlighted.
How Hans Hanson Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Hans Hanson is highlighted in Aug.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Hans Hanson was killed by handgun.
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