Roll of Honor
Moses Leininger
Incident
Constable Moses Leininger succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained two days earlier when he went with a tax collector to a residence on Pheasant Alley near North Seventh Street to collect taxes in the city of Lebanon.
Constable Leininger, with the Tax Collector and auctioneer, had gone to the subject residence to remove furniture for failure to pay taxes. As they entered the yard, the subject threatened to shoot anyone who attempted to remove any of his belongings. As Constable Leininger took a step inside the home, he was shot in the abdomen by the subject. The tax collector was then shot as he went to Constable Leininger's assistance, grazing their shoulder. The subject then shot and killed himself.
Constable Leinger was taken to his home on Chestnut Street, where he succumbed to his wound two days later.
Constable Leininger was a Union Army veteran and was wounded at the Battle of the Wilderness. Constable Leinger served with the Pennsylvania State Constable - York County for six years and previously served with the Lebanon City Police Department.
Survivors
Constable Leininger was survived by his wife and two children.
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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Constable Leininger gave the Pennsylvania State Constable 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the Lebanon community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Moses Leininger served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Constable Moses Leininger 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Moses Leininger's cause is highlighted.
How Moses Leininger Compares
Offender Outcome
Committed Suicide
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Moses Leininger is highlighted in Jun.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Moses Leininger was killed by handgun.