Andrew B. Cuneo
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Patrolman

Andrew B. Cuneo

Boston Police Department — Roxbury Crossing, MA
Felonious
End of Watch August 13, 1921
Age 44
Tour of Duty 15 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Andrew Cuneo was shot and killed by a former police officer who had stolen a .38 caliber revolver and five rounds of ammunition from a local store. He was shot once in the head and once in the chest when he confronted the suspect in front of the Hanover Street Police Station. The man was shot and wounded by other officers before being taken into custody. The suspect was declared insane and sent to an insane asylum. Patrolman Cuneo had served with the Boston Police Department for 15 years. He was survived by his wife and nine children. On October 8, 2011, the City of Boston erected a memorial sign on Hanover Street in Boston's North End to mark the place where Patrolman Cuneo was shot and killed.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and nine children.

In Our Keeping

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Cuneo gave the Boston Police Department 15 years.
Thank you for your service to the Roxbury Crossing community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Cuneo.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Roxbury Crossing, Suffolk County, MA
Platform Identity bpd.suffolk.ma.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 13, 1921
Tour of Duty 15 yrs
Age 44
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Handgun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Andrew 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 1921, 248 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, more than in any other year.

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Who

Andrew was 44. 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. Andrew had served 15 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
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When

August holds 8.9% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Saturdays: 16.3%.

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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 handgun, in 23.4% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Boston Police Department has 106 officers remembered here, Andrew among them.

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Where

Patrolman Andrew B. Cuneo

Boston Police Department · End of Watch August 13, 1921

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 7-E

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