Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Dominik Mysiewicz was shot and killed by a man who came up behind him and shot him in the head with a .45-caliber handgun at 9th and Wood streets. Two civilians grabbed the gunman and held him for other officers. The 20-year-old man was committed at a state hospital for the criminally insane and died there on April 30, 1922. Officer Mysiewicz is buried in Mt. Carmel, Pennsylvania.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Mysiewicz served with the Philadelphia Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Philadelphia community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Mysiewicz.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Police Officer Dominik E. Mysiewicz 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.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Dominik E. Mysiewicz's cause is highlighted.
How Dominik E. Mysiewicz Compares
Offender Outcome
Deceased
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Dominik E. Mysiewicz is highlighted in Sep.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Dominik E. Mysiewicz was killed by handgun; .45 caliber.
Incident Location
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