Patrolman

Henry P. Cisco

Princeton Police Department — Princeton, MO
Felonious
End of Watch May 28, 1914
Age 56
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Cisco was shot and killed while making his nightly rounds. He was checking a door to a department store when three burglary suspects inside opened fire, fatally wounding him. Policeman Cisco was shot eleven times.

All three suspects were arrested. Two were sentenced to life and the other to 15 years. The two lifers were paroled on January 28, 1945.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Cisco served with the Princeton Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Princeton community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Cisco.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Princeton, Mercer County, MO
Platform Identity ppd.mercer.mo.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 28, 1914
Age 56
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Henry 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 1914, 127 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 37th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

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Who

Henry was 56. 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.

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When

May holds 8% 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.

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Patrolman Henry P. Cisco

Princeton Police Department · End of Watch May 28, 1914

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