Anthony S. Skotnicky

Canton Police Department — Canton, OH

Felonious

End of Watch December 4, 1919

Age 32

Tour of Duty 9 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 6

Incident

Detective Anthony Skotnicky succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained on November 29, 1919, by a suspect wanted for robbery. Detective Skotnicky was off duty and en route home when he saw the man who was wanted for multiple robberies and arrested him. He took the man to his house on Fawcett Court for dinner, and as they left for the jail, the man produced a concealed .32 caliber handgun and shot him. Detective Skotnicky was taken to Mercy Hospital, where he remained until succumbing to his wound on December 4, 1919. The suspect fled the scene after the shooting and was the subject of a statewide manhunt. He was eventually apprehended and convicted of the murder. He was executed on June 9, 1921. Detective Skotnicky had served with the Canton Police Department for 9 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, son, parents, three brothers, and sister.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Skotnicky gave the Canton Police Department 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the Canton community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Skotnicky.

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

Agency

Department Canton Police Department

Location Canton, OH

Platform Identity cpd.stark.oh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 4, 1919

Tour of Duty 9 yrs

Age 32

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun; .32 caliber

Offender Executed in 1921

Detective Anthony S. Skotnicky 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 Canton Police Department, 5 of 7 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 71.4% of this agency's fallen.

Canton Police Department

of 7 officers

71.4% Felonious

OH — Statewide

572

of 991 officers

57.7% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious