John Milledge
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Police Officer

John Milledge

Miami Police Department — Miami, FL
Felonious
End of Watch November 1, 1946
Age 47
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer John Milledge was shot and killed as he stood near the entrance to Dorsey Park in Overtown. Officer Milledge had chased several youths away from the park when he caught them trying to climb over the fence to watch a high school football game. The juveniles went to one of the boys' homes, retrieved a .22 caliber rifle, and returned to the scene. They saw Officer Milledge standing by the entrance and one of the boys shot him in the throat, killing him. The boy fled to New York City and remained at large for 43 years. He was arrested in 1989 and served 19 months in pre-trial confinement before being freed. He died on December 24th, 2008. Officer Milledge had served with the Miami Police Department for four years and was one of the agency's first full-time African American officers.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and is buried in Capernaum Cemetery, Denmark, Bamberg County, South Carolina.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Milledge gave the Miami Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Miami community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Milledge.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Miami, Miami-Dade County, FL
Platform Identity mpd.miamidade.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 1, 1946
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
Age 47
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Rifle

The Sacrifice · Felonious

John 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 1946, 91 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 62nd heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

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Who

John was 47. 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. John had served 4 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

November holds 8.1% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Fridays: 14.3%.

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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 rifle, in 5.9% of these deaths.

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His people

Miami Police Department has 39 officers remembered here, John among them.

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Where

Police Officer John Milledge

Miami Police Department · End of Watch November 1, 1946

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 36-E

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