Roll of Honor
Incident
Detective Sergeant John Cameron was shot and killed while attempting to arrest two robbery suspects on West 8th Street. One subject was captured minutes later. The other subject, 38, was killed as police fired several shots into the back of his car as he fled. The captured subject, 30, was tried for murder and acquitted. Sergeant Cameron won the Carnegie Hero Award for his work in saving several women from a fire that destroyed a building in downtown Cincinnati in 1908. Sergeant Cameron had served with the Cincinnati Police Division for 25 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two sons.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
25 years. You could have gone home.
Detective Sergeant Cameron gave the Cincinnati Police Department 25 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Cincinnati community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Sergeant Cameron.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Detective Sergeant John A. Cameron 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 OH, 572 of 991 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 57.7% of this state's fallen. That is 3.5 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Cincinnati Police Department, 63 of 106 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 59.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John A. Cameron's cause is highlighted.
How John A. Cameron Compares
Offender Outcome
Shot and killed
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. John A. Cameron is highlighted in Apr.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. John A. Cameron was killed by gun; unknown type.
Incident Location
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