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Luther B. Henderson
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Officer

Luther B. Henderson

Jacksonville Police Department — Jacksonville, FL
Felonious
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End of Watch January 26, 1911
Age 22
Tour of Duty
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Gender Male
Incident Media Service The Sacrifice Memorials 1 Department 32

Incident

Officer Henderson succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained one month earlier when he was shot when he and his partner interrupted a burglary in progress at a cigar store on West Bay Street. As Officer Henderson watched the back door of the store he observed a suspicious man in the alley. He searched the man but failed to locate a handgun in one of the man's pockets. As the two talked the man pulled out the gun and shot Officer Henderson twice in the face. Officer Henderson was taken to St. Luke's Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries two weeks later. The suspect was tried for Officer Henderson's murder but was acquitted.

Survivors

Officer Henderson had only been with the agency for 2 weeks and was survived by his mother and seven brothers.

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

— 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 26, 1911
Tour of Duty
Age 22
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Luther 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 1911, 149 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 27th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

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Who

Luther was 22. 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. Luther had served 0 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

January 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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His people

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

Across the years

Officer Luther B. Henderson

Jacksonville Police Department · End of Watch January 26, 1911

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 59-E

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