Harry J. Stussie
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Police Officer

Harry J. Stussie

Accident
End of Watch March 15, 1931
Age 32
Tour of Duty 5 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Harry Stussie succumbed to injuries received the day before when he was struck by a truck while crossing the street at Sixteenth and Locust. The driver of the vehicle was charged with felonious wounding.

Survivors

Officer Stussie had been with the agency for five years and was survived by his wife and five sons.

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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Stussie gave the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the St. Louis community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Stussie.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location St. Louis, MO
Platform Identity stlopd.saintlouis.mo.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 15, 1931
Tour of Duty 5 yrs
Age 32
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Police Officer Harry J. Stussie is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.

In MO, 237 of 813 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.2% of this state's fallen. That is 29.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, 56 of 176 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.8% of this agency's fallen.

St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department
56
of 176 officers
31.8% Accident
MO — Statewide
237
of 813 officers
29.2% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,756 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Harry J. Stussie's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Harry J. Stussie Compares

Age at Death
32
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
5
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Harry J. Stussie is highlighted in Mar.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location