Leslie N. Patrick
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Officer

Leslie N. Patrick

Dallas Police Department — Dallas, TX
Felonious
End of Watch June 13, 1901
Age 29
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
Badge 7
Gender Male

Incident

Officer Leslie Patrick succumbed to a gunshot wound while arresting a man for stealing a horse on Dover Street. A struggle ensued and the man pulled out a handgun. The subject struck Officer Patrick on the head with the gun and it discharged, Striking him in the head. Officer Patrick was transported to his home and then to the hospital when he became unconscious. He succumbed to his wound two days later at the hospital. The suspect was initially sentenced to 40 years but in a second trial had his sentence reduced to five years for shooting Officer Patrick and two years for stealing the horse. Officer Patrick had served with the Dallas Police Department for one year and was survived by his brother and sister. He was buried in Edgewood Cemetery, Lancaster, Texas.

Survivors

Officer Patrick had served with the Dallas Police Department for one year and was survived by his brother and sister.

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

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Dallas, Collin County, TX
Platform Identity dpd.dallas.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 13, 1901
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
Age 29
Badge Number 7
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Leslie 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 1901, 90 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 66th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Leslie was 29. 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. Leslie had served 1 year; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
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When

June holds 8.1% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Thursdays: 14%.

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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
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His people

Dallas Police Department has 95 officers remembered here, Leslie among them.

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Where

Officer Leslie N. Patrick

Dallas Police Department · End of Watch June 13, 1901

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 28-E

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