Harry McGraw
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Patrolman

Harry McGraw

Minneapolis Police Department — Minneapolis, MN
Felonious
End of Watch February 1, 1931
Age 49
Tour of Duty 26 yrs
Badge 112
The Vigil Panel 61 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Harry McGraw was shot and killed during a robbery at a pharmacy on Hennepin Avenue. Patrolman McGraw had been assigned to the store after a series of robberies in the area. A suspect entered and ordered the clerk to hand over the money. When Patrolman McGraw emerged from the back he and the suspect exchanged shots at a close range, and both were fatally wounded. Patrolman McGraw had served with the Minneapolis Police Department for 26 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife.

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26 years. You could have gone home.
Patrolman McGraw gave the Minneapolis Police Department 26 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Minneapolis community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman McGraw.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN
Platform Identity mpd.hennepin.mn.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 1, 1931
Tour of Duty 26 yrs
Age 49
Badge Number 112
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Harry 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 1931, 221 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 5th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Harry was 49. 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. Harry had served 26 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

February holds 7.4% 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 gun, in 22.8% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Minneapolis Police Department has 50 officers remembered here, Harry among them.

Across the years
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Where

Patrolman Harry McGraw

Minneapolis Police Department · End of Watch February 1, 1931

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 39-W

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