Henry H. Hughes

Independence Police Department — Independence, MO

Felonious

End of Watch February 10, 1877

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 7

Incident

Deputy Marshal Henry Hughes was shot and killed while attempting to serve an arrest warrant. The primary suspect was hung for his role in the murder. The second suspect was sentenced to death but the sentence was later commuted to 10 years in prison.

Survivors

Deputy Marshal Hughes was survived by his wife.

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Tributes

149 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Deputy Marshal Hughes served with the Independence Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Independence community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department Independence Police Department

Location Independence, MO

Platform Identity ipd.jackson.mo.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 10, 1877

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Executed

Deputy Marshal Henry H. Hughes 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 Independence Police Department, 6 of 8 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 75% of this agency's fallen.

Independence Police Department

of 8 officers

75% Felonious

MO — Statewide

516

of 813 officers

63.5% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious