Mitchell A. Lipinski
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Police Officer

Mitchell A. Lipinski

Detroit Police Department — Detroit, MI
Felonious
End of Watch June 6, 1943
Age 28
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 9 mo
Badge 936
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Lipinski was shot and killed while inspecting a tavern at 3024 Trumbull Ave in Detroit. He encountered several men hanging out on the corner and told them to move on at 1:25 a.m. One of the men produced a .45-caliber pistol and shot Officer Lipinski. The 23-year-old suspect was apprehended, convicted of second-degree murder, and sentenced to 15 to 30 years. Officer Lipinski had served with the Detroit Police Department for almost two years and was assigned to the 2nd Precinct.

Survivors

He was survived by his expectant wife and daughter; his second daughter was born the day of his funeral.

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You barely got started.
Police Officer Lipinski gave the Detroit Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Detroit community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Lipinski.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Detroit, Wayne County, MI
Platform Identity detpd.wayne.mi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 6, 1943
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 9 mo
Age 28
Badge Number 936
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Handgun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

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

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1943, 66 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 109th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Mitchell was 28. 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. Mitchell had served 1.7 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
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Age by years of service
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When

June holds 8.1% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Sundays: 15.2%.

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 handgun, in 23.4% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Detroit Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, Mitchell among them.

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Where

Police Officer Mitchell A. Lipinski

Detroit Police Department · End of Watch June 6, 1943

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 19-W

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