Louis Moore

Philadelphia Police Department — Philadelphia, PA

Felonious

End of Watch June 16, 1933

Age 34

Tour of Duty 5 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 377

Incident

Detective Moore was struck from behind with a heavy bolt and killed by a man who told police he thought Moore, who was in plainclothes, was going to rob him when he pulled his car over near 30th and Oakford streets. Detective Moore suspected the man was going to rob two women in another car. Detective Moore was a five-year police veteran.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Moore gave the Philadelphia Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Philadelphia community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Moore.

— 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 June 16, 1933

Tour of Duty 5 yrs

Age 34

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Blunt object

Offender Not available

Detective Louis Moore 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