Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Pierce succumbed to a gunshot wound received four months earlier when he and his partner attempted to question two suspicious men on State Street between 5th and 6th Streets. One of the men suddenly produced a handgun and shot Sergeant Pierce. The suspect then attacked the other officer and beat him severely. The two men escaped but were later apprehended. The shooter was sentenced to death and executed by firing squad on February 20, 1925.
Survivors
Sergeant Pierce had been with the agency for 17 years and was survived by his wife.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Pierce gave the Salt Lake City Police Department 17 years.
Thank you for your service to the Salt Lake City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Pierce.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Nephi P. Pierce 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 UT, 84 of 138 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.9% of this state's fallen. That is 6.7 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Salt Lake City Police Department, 14 of 23 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Nephi P. Pierce's cause is highlighted.
How Nephi P. Pierce Compares
Offender Outcome
Executed in 1925
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Nephi P. Pierce is highlighted in Mar.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Nephi P. Pierce was killed by handgun.
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