Roll of Honor
Incident
Policeman Lowell Pew was shot and killed in the railroad yard by one of three tramps he caught breaking into a freight car. All three suspects were captured two months later.
On September 27, 1900, two of the suspects escaped from the Bowling Green Jail by tunneling out of their cell into a sewer which led to the outside. On October 7, 1900, they shot and mortally wounded Patrolman Raphael A. Girard of the Hannibal, Missouri, Police Department.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Policeman Pew served with the Louisiana Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Louisiana community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Policeman Pew.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Policeman Lowell Pew 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Lowell Pew's cause is highlighted.
How Lowell Pew Compares
Offender Outcome
Apprehended
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Lowell Pew is highlighted in Feb.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Lowell Pew was killed by gun; unknown type.