Patrolman

John Teen

New Orleans Police Department — New Orleans, LA
Felonious
End of Watch April 27, 1896
The Vigil Panel 35 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman John Teen was shot and killed near the intersection of Willow and Cypress Streets by a man he attempted to arrest for being drunk and disruptive. The suspect was arrested. He was released when his trial resulted in a mistrial.

The section of Cypress Street where the incident occurred is now in the parking lot area of the Superdome.

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130 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Patrolman Teen served with the New Orleans Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the New Orleans community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA
Platform Identity nopd.orleans.la.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 27, 1896
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Shotgun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

John 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 1896, 59 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 129th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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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 shotgun, in 7% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

New Orleans Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, John among them.

Across the years
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Where

Patrolman John Teen

New Orleans Police Department · End of Watch April 27, 1896

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 51-E

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