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Deputy

Simon J. Bermingham

Monroe County Sheriff's Office — Rochester, NY
Felonious
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End of Watch January 10, 1912
Age 47
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
The Vigil Panel 26 ›
Gender Male
Incident Service The Sacrifice Memorials 1 Department 9

Incident

Deputy Simon Bermingham was shot and killed after responding with other officers to a report that a murder had taken place in Scottsville. A young man had shot and killed his father after a dispute at their home near the Pennsylvania Railroad station along Caledonia Avenue. When the officers arrived at the scene they were met with a hail of gunfire and Deputy Bermingham was killed. The suspect was arrested at the scene. He was charged with first-degree murder and later executed at Auburn Prison on March 31, 1913.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Bermingham gave the Monroe County Sheriff's Office 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Rochester community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Bermingham.

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

Agency

Department Monroe County Sheriff's Office
Type Sheriff's Office
Location Rochester, Monroe County, NY
Platform Identity mcso.monroe.ny.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 10, 1912
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
Age 47
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Simon is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% 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 1912, 133 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 33rd heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Simon was 47. 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. Simon had served 3 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

January holds 8% 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 gun, in 22.8% of these deaths.

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His people

Monroe County Sheriff's Office has 10 officers remembered here, Simon among them.

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Where

Deputy Simon J. Bermingham

Monroe County Sheriff's Office · End of Watch January 10, 1912

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 42-W

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