John Blair

St. Charles Police Department — St. Charles, MO

Felonious

End of Watch December 6, 1913

Age 45

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 4

Incident

Patrolman John Blair and Patrolman James Lamb were shot and killed while attempting to arrest three gamblers whom they had previously told to leave town. In an exchange of gunfire, Patrolman Lamb killed one of the suspects. A posse overtook and captured the other two a short time later, ten miles east of St. Charles City. Both, 27 and 29 were hanged in the county jail at St. Charles on August 18, 1916.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Blair served with the St. Charles Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the St. Charles community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Blair.

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

Agency

Department St. Charles Police Department

Location St. Charles, MO

Platform Identity scpd.stcharles.mo.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 6, 1913

Age 45

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun; Revolver

Offender One shot and killed; Two executed

Patrolman John Blair 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. Charles Police Department, 4 of 5 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 80% of this agency's fallen.

St. Charles Police Department

of 5 officers

80% Felonious

MO — Statewide

516

of 813 officers

63.5% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious