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Henry A. Everett
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Officer

Henry A. Everett

Jacksonville Police Department — Jacksonville, FL
Felonious
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End of Watch January 20, 1920
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Gender Male
Incident Media Service The Sacrifice Memorials 1 Department 32

Incident

Officer Henry Everett was shot and killed by two burglars he surprised in a shoe store at 27 West Forsyth Street in Jacksonville.

While on patrol around 1:00 a.m., Officer Everett notified headquarters that the store was not secure and had most likely been broken into. He went to the back alley, where he was shot by the two intruders.

The suspects, ages 17 and 20 years old, were apprehended with the store's cash and a check in their possession. They were convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison.

Officer Everett had served with the Jacksonville Police Department.

Survivors

Survivors include his wife and five children.

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

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

Agency

Department Jacksonville Police Department
Type Police Department
Location Jacksonville, Duval County, FL
Platform Identity jpd.duval.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 20, 1920
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Henry 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 1920, 209 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 9th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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When

January holds 8% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Tuesdays: 13.4%.

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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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His people

Jacksonville Police Department has 33 officers remembered here, Henry among them.

Across the years

Officer Henry A. Everett

Jacksonville Police Department · End of Watch January 20, 1920

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 43-E

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