Harry Hinkson Boon

Pennsylvania Railroad Police Department — Philadelphpia, PA

Felonious

End of Watch June 30, 1909

Age 33

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 35

Incident

Location: Maryland Weapon: Handgun Offender: Sentenced to 10 years

Detective Harry Boon was shot and killed while attempting to arrest four men who were trespassing on railroad property in Perryville, Maryland.

He was shot by two of the suspects as he attempted the arrest. Other railroad employees put Detective Boon on a train for a hospital in Baltimore but he died just as the train arrived at Union Station. Four suspects were arrested later in the day. The gunman was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 10 years.

Detective Boon had served with the Pennsylvania Railroad Police Department for two years and had previously served with the Chester, Pennsylvania, Police Department.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and child.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Boon served with the Pennsylvania Railroad Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Philadelphpia community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Boon.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Pennsylvania Railroad Police Department

Location Philadelphpia, PA

Platform Identity pennpd.rr.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 30, 1909

Age 33

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Gunfire

Weapon Handgun

Offender Sentenced to 10 years

Detective Harry Hinkson Boon 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 Pennsylvania Railroad Police Department, 13 of 36 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 36.1% of this agency's fallen.

Pennsylvania Railroad Police Department

of 36 officers

36.1% Felonious

PA — Statewide

597

of 1,261 officers

47.3% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious