Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Nicholas Hunt was shot and killed after he and his partner responded to a robbery at a local store on 22nd Street near Chouteau Avenue. During the exchange of gunfire, one of the suspects was wounded. The suspect was apprehended in Delaware for another robbery but escaped from prison. He was then again arrested in Rhode Island for a robbery and sentenced to 25 years. When he was pardoned by the Rhode Island Governor in 1914, he was released from jail but arrested by St. Louis detectives and returned to Missouri to face murder charges. Murder charges were dismissed because witnesses could not be found. He was returned to the Rhode Island Prison to finish his sentence. One of the subjects was arrested in San Francisco, California, after being involved in the murder of Officer Eugene Robinson on January 21st, 1902. None of the other suspects were apprehended. Office Hunt had served with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department for two years. He is buried in an unmarked grave at Calvary Cemetery and Mausoleum in St. Louis, Missouri.
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129 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Officer Hunt gave the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the St. Louis community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Nicholas Hunt 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 MO, 516 of 813 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.5% of this state's fallen. That is 9.3 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, 112 of 176 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Nicholas Hunt's cause is highlighted.
How Nicholas Hunt Compares
Offender Outcome
Apprehended in 1914
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Nicholas Hunt is highlighted in Nov.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Nicholas Hunt was killed by gun; unknown type.
Incident Location
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