Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Lee Boone succumbed to a gunshot wound received about one week earlier. He was shot while on horseback patrol when he spotted a prowler on Louisiana Avenue at 12:45 am. When he called the man to come to him, the suspect opened fire, striking him in the wrist. Although Officer Boone returned fire, the man managed to escape. Officer Boone sought medical attention for the wound and was told to go home to recover. During the following week, he developed blood poisoning and passed away. Officer Boone had served with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department for 13 years.
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Tributes
133 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Officer Boone gave the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department 13 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 Lee A. Boone 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. Lee A. Boone's cause is highlighted.
How Lee A. Boone Compares
Offender Outcome
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When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Lee A. Boone is highlighted in May.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Lee A. Boone was killed by gun; unknown type.
Incident Location
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