Raymond C. Leisinger
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Officer

Raymond C. Leisinger

Metropolitan Police Department — Washington, DC
Felonious
End of Watch August 28, 1924
Age 25
Tour of Duty 2 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Raymond Leisinger was shot and killed while he was being dragged by a car he was attempting to stop at 4:00 a.m. He had jumped onto the car at North Capitol Street, near P Street, for unknown reasons. The car then sped up to 50 mph as he fired several warning shots to get the driver to stop. The driver of the vehicle turned onto I Street and shot Officer Leisinger in the chest. He was found on I Street, NE, near 1st Street, with a gunshot wound to the heart. Four suspects were arrested. A female and male in the vehicle were not indicted. Two men were convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to 20 years to life. Officer Leisinger had served with the Metropolitan Police Department for two months and was assigned to the Second Precinct.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, 11-year-old daughter, and 9-year-old son.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Leisinger served with the Metropolitan Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Washington community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Leisinger.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Washington, DC
Platform Identity mpdc.dc.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 28, 1924
Tour of Duty 2 mo
Age 25
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Raymond 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 1924, 225 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 4th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Raymond was 25. 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. Raymond had served 0.2 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
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When

August holds 8.9% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Thursdays: 14%.

By month
By day of the week
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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.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Metropolitan Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, Raymond among them.

Across the years
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Where

Officer Raymond C. Leisinger

Metropolitan Police Department · End of Watch August 28, 1924

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 63-E

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