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Police Officer

Nathaniel Thomas Holt, Jr.

Philadelphia Police Department — Philadelphia, PA

Felonious

End of Watch April 9, 1900

Age 40

Tour of Duty 12 yrs

The Vigil Panel 16 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 377

Incident

Police Officer Nathan Holt succumbed to gunshot wounds to the leg sustained four months earlier while off duty.

Officer Holt witnessed the ejection of three subjects from a saloon at Chestnut Street and 24th Street who were acting disorderly. One of the subjects held Officer Holt responsible for their ejection and returned to the area and shot Officer Holt multiple times in his legs.

Officer Holt was confined to a bed for his recovery and returned to work two months later. On March 27, he was boarding a trolley when both of his legs failed him, and he fell striking his head on a manhole cover. As part of the recovery, he was told to return to bed where he remained till he passed away due to complications two weeks later.

Police Officer Holt was assigned to the Fifth Police District and served with the Philadelphia Police Department for 12 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his mother.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Holt gave the Philadelphia Police Department 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the Philadelphia community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Holt.

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

Agency

Department Philadelphia Police Department

Location Philadelphia, PA

Platform Identity ppd.philadelphia.pa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 9, 1900

Tour of Duty 12 yrs

Age 40

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Gunfire

Weapon Handgun

Police Officer Nathaniel Thomas Holt, Jr. 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 PA, 597 of 1,261 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 47.3% of this state's fallen. That is 6.9 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At Philadelphia Police Department, 162 of 378 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 42.9% of this agency's fallen.

Philadelphia Police Department

162

of 378 officers

42.9% Felonious

PA — Statewide

597

of 1,261 officers

47.3% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious