Roll of Honor
Francis Warren Leib
Incident
Constable Francis Leib was shot and killed while accompanying a woman who was retrieving belongings from a room she rented at 14 North 16th Street in Harrisburg.
The landlord had been arrested several days earlier for assaulting the woman. A city alderman had requested that Constable Leib assist her with obtaining her belongings. The landlord was initially cooperative and let them in. As Constable Leib carried some of the woman's belongings down the stairs the subject appeared with a shotgun and opened fire, killing him instantly.
The subject then fired at the woman but missed. The woman was able to escape through a window and called police. The man, 52, was arrested, subsequently convicted of murder, and sentenced to life in prison.
Constable Leib was a U.S. Navy veteran and served as a part-time constable.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
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 Leib served with the Pennsylvania State Constable.
Thank you for your service to the Harrisburg 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
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Francis Warren Leib served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Constable Francis Warren Leib 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. Francis Warren Leib's cause is highlighted.
How Francis Warren Leib Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to life
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Francis Warren Leib is highlighted in Jan.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Francis Warren Leib was killed by shotgun.