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Stacey C. Mizner
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Police Officer

Stacey C. Mizner

Detroit Police Department — Detroit, MI
Felonious
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End of Watch January 29, 1927
Age 39
Badge 793
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Gender Male
Incident Media Service The Sacrifice Memorials 1 Department 249

Incident

Officer Mizner was shot and killed while he and several other officers responded to a robbery at Webster's Pharmacy at 2900 Jefferson Street. In an exchange of gunfire, both suspects were also killed. One suspect was shot 30 times before dropping his gun. Before dying the other suspect told police that Tommy O'Connor planned the robbery. "Terrible Tommy O'Connor" was one of Chicago's most notorious gangsters. He escaped from Chicago's Cook County Jail on December 12, 1921, just five days before he was to be executed. He had been sentenced to death for killing Detective Patrick J. O'Neill of the Chicago Police Department on March 23, 1921. O'Connor was never recaptured. It was reported that he died in 1951. Officer Mizner was scheduled to be promoted to sergeant the following week.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and four children -- all younger than 10 years old.

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

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

Agency

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

Service Record

End of Watch January 29, 1927
Age 39
Badge Number 793
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Handgun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Stacey 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 1927, 220 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 6th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Stacey was 39. 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.

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

January holds 8% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Saturdays: 16.3%.

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, Stacey among them.

Across the years
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Where

Police Officer Stacey C. Mizner

Detroit Police Department · End of Watch January 29, 1927

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 14-W

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