Patrick Jones
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Patrolman

Patrick Jones

Kansas City Police Department — Kansas City, MO
Felonious
End of Watch April 3, 1882
Age 39
Tour of Duty 9 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Patrick Jones was shot while investigating a report of three suspicious males at 7:00 p.m. A local grocer had told Patrolman Jones that there were three suspicious males in the area. When Patrolman Jones approached the males, they fled. Patrolman Jones gave chase but was shot and killed on St. Louis Avenue between Hickory and Liberty Streets. A man who lived in the area was lynched by an angry mob who thought he was the shooter, but he was later found to be innocent. The actual suspect admitted to the crime and was tried four separate times. In the first two trials, he was found guilty, but the convictions were overturned. The third time resulted in a hung jury. He finally pleaded guilty to manslaughter and was sentenced to two years in prison. Patrolman Jones had served with the Kansas City Police Department for nine years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and five children.

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144 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Patrolman Jones gave the Kansas City Police Department 9 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 April 3, 1882
Tour of Duty 9 yrs
Age 39
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Patrick 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 1882, 45 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 143rd heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Patrick 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. Patrick had served 9 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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

April holds 8.4% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Mondays: 13.8%.

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 gun, in 22.8% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

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

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Where

Patrolman Patrick Jones

Kansas City Police Department · End of Watch April 3, 1882

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 30-W

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