Patrick H. Lyons
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Policeman

Patrick H. Lyons

Los Angeles Police Department — Los Angeles, CA
Felonious
End of Watch November 30, 1907
Age 30
Tour of Duty 4 mo
Gender Male

Incident

Policeman Lyons was shot and killed by a robbery suspect. Policeman Lyons was shot and killed about 11:05 pm by a highwayman who, with his partner, held up and robbed the Magnolia Winery at No. 1404 Central Ave. Ten minutes earlier, the same men had held up a grocery store at Twelfth Street and Tennessee. In less than two hours the man who did the shooting and his partner were captured and identified. The 19-year-old gunman was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to death. On January 25, 1909, he died from injuries he received the previous October when he attempted suicide by jumping from the third tier of the main cell house at San Quentin Prison. His 22-year-old partner was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life. He was paroled on April 30, 1917, and died a year later. Policeman Lyons had been a regular member of the police force since August 20, 1907, but before that he served as a special patrolman for some time. He was therefore not inexperienced.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Policeman Lyons served with the Los Angeles Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Los Angeles community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Policeman Lyons.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA
Platform Identity lapd.losangeles.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 30, 1907
Tour of Duty 4 mo
Age 30
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Handgun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Patrick is one of 15,742 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,102 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1907, 108 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 46th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Patrick was 30. Of the 14,219 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Patrick had served 0.3 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
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When

November holds 8.1% 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
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His people

Los Angeles Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, Patrick among them.

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Where

Policeman Patrick H. Lyons

Los Angeles Police Department · End of Watch November 30, 1907

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 13-W

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