Samuel Charles Carpenter
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Patrolman

Samuel Charles Carpenter

Denver Police Department — Denver, CO
Felonious
End of Watch January 17, 1910
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Samuel Carpenter succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained 10 years earlier while taking enforcement action during a riot on election day. Denver Officer Stuart Harvey was killed.

He suffered gunshot wounds to his leg and lower hip that caused medical problems which resulted in his death.

Patrolman Carpenter had served with the Denver Police Department for one year.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife.

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Tributes

You barely got started.
Patrolman Carpenter gave the Denver Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Denver community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Carpenter.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Denver, Denver County, CO
Platform Identity dpd.denver.co.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 17, 1910
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun; Unknown type

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Samuel 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 1910, 121 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 43rd heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Samuel had served 1 year; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
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When

January holds 8% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Mondays: 13.8%.

By month
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; unknown type, in 9.5% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Denver Police Department has 74 officers remembered here, Samuel among them.

Across the years

Patrolman Samuel Charles Carpenter

Denver Police Department · End of Watch January 17, 1910

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 34-W

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