Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman John West was shot and killed after arresting a speeder while assigned to the Highway Patrol Bureau and was transporting the suspect to the precinct house when he produced a gun and shot him. The suspect, 24, was apprehended in Brooklyn three days later and confessed to the murder. He was convicted of second degree murder and sentenced to 45 years to life. The Nassau County Police Department prohibited a single officer from transporting a prisoner as a result of Patrolman West's murder. Patrolman West had served with the agency for 17 years.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman West gave the Nassau County Police Department 17 years.
Thank you for your service to the Mineola community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman West.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman John E. West 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 NY, 754 of 2,147 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 35.1% of this state's fallen. That is 19.1 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
At Nassau County Police Department, 12 of 51 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 23.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John E. West's cause is highlighted.
How John E. West Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to life
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. John E. West is highlighted in Feb.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. John E. West was killed by handgun.
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