Antone Schoembs

San Francisco Police Department — San Francisco, CA

Felonious

End of Watch November 19, 1919

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Gender Male

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Incident

Sergeant Antone Schoembs was shot and killed as he attempted to arrest car thieves. Sergeant Schoembs and his partner were trailing a vehicle with stolen license plates. Sergeant Schoembs jumped onto the running board of the vehicle and was attempting to arrest the suspect when one of the men twisted Sergeant Schoembs gun from his hand and shot him. The two suspects, 20 and 22, were later apprehended in Santa Clara County. As the deputies drove the suspects to jail in the stolen car one of the suspects reached under the seat and produced a handgun and shot one of the deputies. The other deputy was able to apprehend the suspects, who then confessed to murdering Sergeant Schoembs. Both suspects were sentenced to life in prison. Both were paroled in 1939.

Survivors

Sergeant Schoembs was survived by his wife and two children.

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

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

Agency

Department San Francisco Police Department

Type Police Department

Location San Francisco, CA

Platform Identity sfpd.sf.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 19, 1919

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Officer's handgun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Antone 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 1919, 212 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 7th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States

When

November holds 8.1% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Wednesdays: 12.9%.

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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 officer's handgun, in 5.8% of these deaths.

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