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Leroy W. Wade
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Patrolman

Leroy W. Wade

Columbus Division of Police — Columbus, OH
Felonious
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End of Watch January 23, 1928
Age 31
Tour of Duty 5 yrs
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Gender Male
Incident Media Service The Sacrifice Memorials 1 Department 58

Incident

Patrolman Leroy Wade was shot and killed from ambush by a fellow officer who was under the mistaken belief that Officer Wade was having an affair with his wife.

The other officer called police headquarters and requested that Officer Wade assist him regarding an ongoing robbery investigation. When Patrolman Wade arrived at 5th Avenue and Sunbury Road, the officer confronted him and shot him in the abdomen.

The officer who shot him was charged with first-degree murder but was found not guilty due to mental insanity. He was subsequently committed to a state hospital.

Patrolman Wade was survived by one child.

Survivors

Patrolman Wade was survived by one child.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Wade gave the Columbus Division of Police 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Columbus community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Wade.

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

Agency

Department Columbus Division of Police
Type Other
Location Columbus, Franklin County, OH
Platform Identity cdpd.franklin.oh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 23, 1928
Tour of Duty 5 yrs
Age 31
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Leroy 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 1928, 201 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 13th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

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Who

Leroy was 31. 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. Leroy had served 5 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

January holds 8% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Mondays: 13.8%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause.

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His people

Columbus Division of Police has 59 officers remembered here, Leroy among them.

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Where

Patrolman Leroy W. Wade

Columbus Division of Police · End of Watch January 23, 1928

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 63-W

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