Ira Neil Weiner
Police Officer

Ira Neil Weiner

Baltimore Police Department — Baltimore, MD
Felonious
End of Watch September 21, 1992
Age 28
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Ira Weiner succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained two days earlier while responding to a domestic disturbance in the 1900 block of West Mulberry Street. As he entered the residence a subject attacked him with an ice pick, stabbing him 31 times, including over the left eye. The subject then grabbed Officer Weiner's service weapon from its holster and shot him in the head. The subject then exchanged shots with other responding officers as they arrived on the scene. The suspect was shot several times and killed during the shootout. Officer Weiner was transported to a local hospital where he remained on life support for two days when his organs were donated. Officer Weiner had served with the Baltimore City Police Department for four years.

Survivors

He was survived by his parents.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Weiner gave the Baltimore City Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Baltimore community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Weiner.

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

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Type Other
Location Baltimore, MD
Platform Identity baltpd.baltimore.md.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 21, 1992
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
Age 28
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Officer's handgun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Ira is one of 15,742 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,102 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1992, 93 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 59th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Ira was 28. Of the 14,219 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Ira had served 4 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

September holds 9.1% 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 officer's handgun, in 5.8% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Baltimore Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, Ira among them.

Across the years
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Where

Police Officer Ira Neil Weiner

Baltimore Police Department · End of Watch September 21, 1992

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 44-E

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