Martin Hynes
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Patrolman

Martin Hynes

Kansas City Police Department — Kansas City, MO
Felonious
End of Watch December 30, 1881
Age 39
Tour of Duty 10 yrs
Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Martin Hynes was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man on a warrant for beating his wife. Patrolman Hynes went to the White House Saloon on 10th Street with a warrant for the suspect. When Patrolman Hynes arrived, he informed the suspect of the warrant and told him he would have to come with him. Patrolman Hynes allowed the suspect to retrieve his coat and hat, and when the suspect returned, he pulled a gun and shot and killed Patrolman Hynes. Before dying, Patrolman Hynes shot and seriously wounded his assailant. The suspect was charged with Patrolman Hynes' murder and acquitted at his trial on January 23, 1883. Patrolman Hynes had served with the Kansas City Police Department for ten years. He was survived by his wife and two children. He is buried at St. Mary's Cemetery in Kansas City, Missouri.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two children.

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145 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Patrolman Hynes gave the Kansas City Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Kansas City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Kansas City, Cass County, MO
Platform Identity kcpd.jackson.mo.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 30, 1881
Tour of Duty 10 yrs
Age 39
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Martin 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 1881, 55 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 134th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Martin was 39. 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. Martin had served 10 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
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When

December holds 9.4% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. 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 gun, in 22.8% of these deaths.

Every cause
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His people

Kansas City Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, Martin among them.

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Where

Patrolman Martin Hynes

Kansas City Police Department · End of Watch December 30, 1881

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 60-W

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