Michael J. Lawrence
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Sergeant

Michael J. Lawrence

Minneapolis Police Department — Minneapolis, MN
Felonious
End of Watch December 30, 1925
Age 56
Tour of Duty 26 yrs
Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Michael Lawrence was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a robbery suspect at Fourteenth Avenue North and Sixth Street North. As he approached the man he was shot in the head and killed. The shooter was chased by other officers and shot and killed. Sergeant Lawrence had been employed with the Minneapolis Police Department for 26 years and was facing mandatory retirement on January 1, only two days away.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two children.

In Our Keeping

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26 years. You could have gone home.
Sergeant Lawrence gave the Minneapolis Police Department 26 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Minneapolis community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Lawrence.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN
Platform Identity mpd.hennepin.mn.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 30, 1925
Tour of Duty 26 yrs
Age 56
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Michael 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 1925, 208 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 11th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Michael was 56. 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. Michael had served 26 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
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When

December holds 9.4% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. Wednesdays: 12.9%.

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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

Minneapolis Police Department has 50 officers remembered here, Michael among them.

Across the years

Sergeant Michael J. Lawrence

Minneapolis Police Department · End of Watch December 30, 1925

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 51-E

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