Patrolman

Blount J. Irvine

Shreveport Police Department — Shreveport, LA
Felonious
End of Watch November 15, 1898
Age 44
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Irvine was shot and killed when he and his partner responded to a disturbance call at a local saloon. When they contact the suspect the man suddenly pulled out a gun and shot him. Patrolman Irvine's partner returned fire and killed the suspect.

Survivors

Patrolman Irvine was survived by his wife and two children.

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128 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Patrolman Irvine served with the Shreveport Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Shreveport community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Type Other
Location Shreveport, Bossier Parish, LA
Platform Identity spd.caddo.la.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 15, 1898
Age 44
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Blount 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 1898, 89 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 69th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

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Who

Blount 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

November holds 8.1% 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

Shreveport Police Department has 30 officers remembered here, Blount among them.

Patrolman Blount J. Irvine

Shreveport Police Department · End of Watch November 15, 1898

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 17-W

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