Richard Michael Leskie
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Police Officer

Richard Michael Leskie

Detroit Police Department — Detroit, MI
Felonious
End of Watch July 1, 1991
Age 39
Tour of Duty 9 yrs
Badge 1568
The Vigil Panel 137 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Richard Leskie was shot and killed while pursuing a burglary suspect at about 1:30 p.m. He chased the suspect into the basement of the building at Beechwood and Seebaldt streets. As Officer Leskie descended the basement stairs the suspect, who was hiding under the stairs with a 16-gauge shotgun, fired, striking Officer Leskie and killing him. Officer Leskie served with the Detroit Police Department for nine years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, two children, parents, and four siblings.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Leskie gave the Detroit Police Department 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the Detroit community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Leskie.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Detroit, Wayne County, MI
Platform Identity detpd.wayne.mi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 1, 1991
Tour of Duty 9 yrs
Age 39
Badge Number 1568
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Shotgun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Richard 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 1991, 85 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 76th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Richard was 39. 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. Richard had served 9 years; 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

July holds 9.3% 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 shotgun, in 7% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Detroit Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, Richard among them.

Across the years
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Where

Police Officer Richard Michael Leskie

Detroit Police Department · End of Watch July 1, 1991

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 6-E

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