Robert E. Moran
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Patrolman

Robert E. Moran

Cincinnati Police Department — Cincinnati, OH
Felonious
End of Watch January 10, 1898
Age 35
Tour of Duty 7 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Robert Moran was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man wanted in connection with a jewelry store robbery. Patrolman Moran and other officers were searching a house and demanded entry into a locked room. As the door opened, the suspect opened fire, striking Patrolman Moran. The suspect was apprehended and positively identified by Patrolman Moran before succumbing to his injuries. The suspect was acquitted of the murder. Patrolman Moran had served with the Cincinnati Police Department for seven years. He was survived by his wife. He is buried at St. Joseph's Cemetery in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife.

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128 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Patrolman Moran gave the Cincinnati Police Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Cincinnati community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Cincinnati, Hamilton County, OH
Platform Identity cincpd.hamilton.oh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 10, 1898
Tour of Duty 7 yrs
Age 35
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Robert is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1898, 89 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 69th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

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Who

Robert was 35. Of the 14,220 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Robert had served 7 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

January holds 8% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Mondays: 13.8%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was gun, in 22.8% of these deaths.

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His people

Cincinnati Police Department has 106 officers remembered here, Robert among them.

Across the years

Patrolman Robert E. Moran

Cincinnati Police Department · End of Watch January 10, 1898

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 33-W

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