Roll of Honor
Incident
Policeman Bean was shot and killed at around midnight while approaching three loitering men. Earlier in the night he had encountered the men while walking his beat and ordered them to leave. The incident occurred when he returned to the scene and observed them in the same location. Policeman Bean's murderer was arrested and hanged on August 9, 1899. Policeman Bean was single and survived by his parents.
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Policeman Bean served with the Charleston Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Charleston community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Policeman John Joseph Bean, Jr. 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 SC, 271 of 438 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.9% of this state's fallen. That is 7.7 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Charleston Police Dept., 12 of 24 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Joseph Bean, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How John Joseph Bean, Jr. Compares
Offender Outcome
Executed in 1899
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. John Joseph Bean, Jr. is highlighted in Apr.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. John Joseph Bean, Jr. was killed by gun; unknown type.
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