Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Prynn was killed after another officer’s gun accidentally discharged as he arrested a suspect near Gilberton. Sergeant Prynn dismounted his horse and cuffed the suspect. When another officer's horse bolted, his gun accidentally discharged, wounding Sergeant Prynn in the shoulder. He was treated by a local doctor and taken to Ashland Hospital. He was expected to recover. Due to a serious infection, he underwent emergency surgery and died on February 9, 1909. Sergeant Prynn had served with the Pennsylvania State Police for more than three years and was survived by his mother. He was assigned to Troop C, Reading, present-day Troop L, Reading.
Survivors
Sergeant Prynn had served with the Pennsylvania State Police for more than three years and was survived by his mother.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Prynn gave the Pennsylvania State Police 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Pennsylvania. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Prynn.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Mark Anthony Prynn is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In PA, 417 of 1,261 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.1% of this state's fallen. That is 2.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Pennsylvania State Police, 42 of 87 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 48.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Mark Anthony Prynn's cause is highlighted.
How Mark Anthony Prynn Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Mark Anthony Prynn is highlighted in Feb.
Incident Location
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