Barney Fox
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Police Officer

Barney Fox

Detroit Police Department — Detroit, MI
Felonious
End of Watch May 25, 1933
Age 27
Tour of Duty 5 yrs
Badge 259
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Fox was shot and killed when he interrupted a robbery being committed by a local juvenile gang. He managed to return fire, killing the 17-year-old shooter. He was transported to Detroit Receiving Hospital with a wound to his abdomen. He succumbed to his injuries at the hospital one week later. Officer Fox had served with the Detroit Police Department for 5 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his mother.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Fox gave the Detroit Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Detroit community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Fox.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Detroit, Wayne County, MI
Platform Identity detpd.wayne.mi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 25, 1933
Tour of Duty 5 yrs
Age 27
Badge Number 259
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Barney is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1933, 184 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 15th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Barney was 27. 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. Barney had served 5 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

May holds 8% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Thursdays: 14%.

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

Detroit Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, Barney among them.

Across the years

Police Officer Barney Fox

Detroit Police Department · End of Watch May 25, 1933

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 35-E

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