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Benjamin Franklin Hagan
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Detective

Benjamin Franklin Hagan

Jacksonville Police Department — Jacksonville, FL
Felonious
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End of Watch August 10, 1917
Age 44
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Gender Male
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Incident

Detective Hagan was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man who was in the act of committing an armed robbery at the intersection of Union Street and Johnson Street. Detective Hagan was able to return fire and kill the suspect. Detective Hagan's brother, Officer Napolean Hagan, had been shot and killed in the line of duty on September 22, 1913, while also serving as a member of the Jacksonville Police Department.

Survivors

Detective Hagan was survived by his wife, son, and daughter.

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

— 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 August 10, 1917
Age 44
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Benjamin 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 1917, 165 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 19th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

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Who

Benjamin was 44. 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

August holds 8.9% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Fridays: 14.3%.

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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, Benjamin among them.

Across the years

Detective Benjamin Franklin Hagan

Jacksonville Police Department · End of Watch August 10, 1917

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 58-E

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