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Peter J. Lamb
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Patrolman

Peter J. Lamb

New Orleans Police Department — New Orleans, LA
Felonious
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End of Watch July 24, 1900
Age 48
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Gender Male
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Incident

Patrolman Peter Lamb was shot and killed while attempting to apprehend a violent suspect. Patrolman Lamb is buried in Greenwood Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana. On July 23rd, 1900, three New Orleans police Officers approached a man who was sitting with a friend. The subject produced a handgun and opened fire, wounding one of the officers. The following day, a team of officers tracked the suspect to his home on Fourth Street, between Rampart Street and Saratoga Street. The man opened fire on them with a .38 caliber Winchester rifle as they entered the home, killing Captain John Day and Peter Patrolman Lamb. Other officers immediately surrounded the home, however, the man was able to escape. Investigators received a tip on July 27th, 1900, indicating that the man was hiding in a home in the 1200 block of Saratoga Street. As officers attempted to take him into custody he opened fire, killing Sergeant Gabe Porteous and Corporal John Lally. The man then barricaded himself inside of the home. Keeper Van Kuren and several other officers took up a position in a home at 1209 Rampart Street that provided a view of the home in which the man was barricaded. As Keeper Van Kuren stood in a doorway of the home the man opened fire from a window, killing him. The suspect was shot and killed by other officers when he attempted to escape from the home.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Lamb served with the New Orleans Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the New Orleans community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Lamb.

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

Agency

Department New Orleans Police Department
Type Police Department
Location New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA
Platform Identity nopd.orleans.la.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 24, 1900
Age 48
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Rifle

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Peter 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 1900, 86 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 74th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Peter was 48. 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.

Age at death
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Age by years of service
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When

July holds 9.3% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Tuesdays: 13.4%.

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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 rifle, in 5.9% of these deaths.

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His people

New Orleans Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, Peter among them.

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Where

Patrolman Peter J. Lamb

New Orleans Police Department · End of Watch July 24, 1900

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 55-W

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