Lewis Franklin Harvey

Muskogee Police Department — Muskogee, OK

Felonious

End of Watch March 10, 1908

Age 45

Tour of Duty 1 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 7

Incident

Police Officer Lewis Harvey was shot and killed as he was checking doors on local business while he was on night patrol. Officer Harvey was talking with a friend while checking the alley door of a drug store when the man pulled out a concealed weapon and shot Officer Harvey. The man was upset that Officer Harvey had reported to the Chief of Police that the man's girlfriend was practicing prostitution.

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You barely got started.
Police Officer Harvey gave the Muskogee Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Muskogee community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Harvey.

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

Agency

Department Muskogee Police Department

Location Muskogee, OK

Platform Identity mpd.muskogee.ok.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 10, 1908

Tour of Duty 1 yrs

Age 45

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Police Officer Lewis Franklin Harvey 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 OK, 403 of 582 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 69.2% of this state's fallen. That is 15 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Muskogee Police Department, 6 of 8 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 75% of this agency's fallen.

Muskogee Police Department

of 8 officers

75% Felonious

OK — Statewide

403

of 582 officers

69.2% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious