Police Officer

Moses Lovern

Pueblo Police Department — Pueblo, CO
Accident
End of Watch May 11, 1891
Age 41
Tour of Duty 5 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Moses Lovern succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained as the result of an accidental discharge of his service revolver.

He was walking his beat on Union Avenue at approximately 3:00 pm when he entered a saloon to adjust his duty belt. He removed his revolver from its holster and placed it on a slanted display case. As he began to adjust his belt and uniform the pistol began to slide from the display case and the hammer struck the corner, causing it to discharge. The round struck Officer Lovern in the head, causing a fatal wound.

Officer Lovern died shortly after midnight from his wound.

He had served with the Pueblo Police Department for only five months and had previously served with the South Pueblo Police Department.

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135 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Officer Lovern served with the Pueblo Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Pueblo community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Pueblo, Pueblo County, CO
Platform Identity ppd.pueblo.co.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 11, 1891
Tour of Duty 5 mo
Age 41
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Gunfire (Inadvertent)

The Sacrifice · Accident

Moses is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% 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 1891, 11 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 136th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

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Who

Moses was 41. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36. Moses had served 0.4 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

May holds 8.6% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Mondays: 13.4%.

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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

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His people

Pueblo Police Department has 12 officers remembered here, Moses among them.

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Where

Police Officer Moses Lovern

Pueblo Police Department · End of Watch May 11, 1891

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 5-E

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