Incident
Patrolman Edward Broadfoot was shot and killed while conducting a check of a cafe at 546 Main Street. The officers had received information that there were bootleggers operating out of the Preferencia cafe. When Patrolman Broadfoot and his partner entered the cafe, they observed three suspicious men seated in the back of the room with a suitcase on the floor next to them. As they approached the men, one man stood and walked towards the exit. Patrolman Broadfoot's partner stopped that suspect and questioned him. Patrolman Broadfoot continued to walk to the remaining two suspects. As he approached, the one suspect stood and drew a gun from his belt and opened fire, killing Patrolman Broadfoot. Patrolman Broadfoot's partner returned fire, killing one suspect before he was wounded, but the other two suspects escaped.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Broadfoot served with the Memphis Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Memphis community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Broadfoot.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Felonious
Memphis Police Department has lost 94 officers; 53 of them killed feloniously.
Edward is one of 498 officers killed feloniously in TN, 64.8% of the 769 remembered there.
Edward is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Edward is one of 17,631 officers killed feloniously worldwide, 52% of the 33,917 remembered here.
33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1918, 1 officer at Memphis Police Department was killed feloniously, the 11th heaviest of 41 years on record. The heaviest was 1867, with 3.
In 1918, 4 officers in TN were killed feloniously, the 33rd heaviest of 147 years on record. The heaviest was 1931, with 12.
In 1918, 165 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 19th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.
In 1918, 169 officers worldwide were killed feloniously, the 24th heaviest of 265 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 516.
Who
Edward was 36. Of the 48 killed feloniously at Memphis Police Department whose age is recorded, half were between 27 and 40; the middle age was 33.5.
Edward was 36. Of the 449 killed feloniously in TN whose age is recorded, half were between 32 and 50; the middle age was 41.
Edward was 36. 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.
Edward was 36. Of the 15,854 killed feloniously worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 46; the middle age was 38.
When
February holds 9.4% of these deaths at Memphis Police Department; December holds the most, 13.2%. Saturdays: 18.9%.
February holds 6.6% of these deaths in TN; December holds the most, 10.2%. Saturdays: 17.1%.
February holds 7.4% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Saturdays: 16.3%.
February holds 7.4% of these deaths worldwide; December holds the most, 9.2%. Saturdays: 16.2%.
How
Felonious deaths account for 56.4% of all 94 deaths at Memphis Police Department, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was handgun, in 28.3% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 64.8% of all 769 deaths in TN, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was handgun, in 24.1% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was handgun, in 23.4% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 52% of all 33,917 deaths worldwide, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was handgun, in 20.9% of these deaths.
His people
Memphis Police Department has 94 officers remembered here, Edward among them.
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W. Stith Tucker May 5, 1860
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John W. Causey Dec 31, 1861
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W. C. Stockham Feb 22, 1865
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William Mower Mar 1, 1866
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John Stevens May 1, 1866
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John M. Claridge Apr 24, 1867
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Walter M. Rogers Jun 4, 1867
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John M. Fenton Dec 31, 1867
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John Gear Mar 13, 1868
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James Somers Perry Jun 12, 1868
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Darwin J. Finch Mar 8, 1869
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John Regan Jul 13, 1870
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James McConnell Aug 12, 1878
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Michael Cannon Aug 22, 1878
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William Unverzagt Aug 24, 1878
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Patrick Ryder Aug 26, 1878
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Morrison M. Allison Aug 31, 1878
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John J. Huber Sep 2, 1878
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Charles R. Staley Sep 10, 1878
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Timothy Hope
Sep 17, 1878
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William M. Homan Sep 25, 1878
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Reuben C. Manuel Oct 14, 1878
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Rufus Chalmers Parkinson
Nov 2, 1894
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Joseph A. Perkins
Jul 17, 1900
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Robert C. Jameson
Oct 17, 1904
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W. Edwin Miller
Feb 10, 1907
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John H. Ryan
Mar 19, 1910
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John M. Taylor
Jun 22, 1912
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Andrew Jackson
Jan 14, 1914
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Julius S. Brett Aug 30, 1915
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Edward T. Broadfoot
Feb 23, 1918
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Felix Allen
Oct 8, 1918
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Andrew Lycurgus White
Apr 13, 1919
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John C. Brinkley
Jun 13, 1919
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Guy Sydney Saint
Jan 7, 1920
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Victor Louis Zambroni Mar 23, 1920
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James Sidney Holmes
Sep 21, 1920
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James J. McNeill
Dec 22, 1920
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Polk Alonzo Caraway
Aug 10, 1921
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Vincent Nicholas Lucarini
Aug 10, 1921
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James Alonzo Bell
Sep 2, 1921
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Presley Thornton Fleet
Nov 3, 1921
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Jesse P. Wooten Feb 21, 1922
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Charles F. Stevens
Aug 4, 1923
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T. B. Hindman Knox
Apr 5, 1925
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Harry Clemmons Elmore Jul 28, 1926
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Willis Riley Bridges
Apr 20, 1929
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Walter H. McEwen
Dec 30, 1929
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Charles J. Redders, Sr.
Nov 8, 1931
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Roy A. Scott
Feb 20, 1936
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George W. Ham
Feb 27, 1936
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Charles C. Musick
Jul 2, 1937
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John Cannon Jun 30, 1939
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James E. Walker
Apr 12, 1952
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Joseph Palazolla
Nov 30, 1959
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Frank Bruno, Jr.
Oct 7, 1960
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Morris E. White
Nov 20, 1963
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James E. Harper, Jr.
Feb 12, 1964
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Dennis J. Jobe
Sep 22, 1970
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Michael D. Wright, Jr.
Sep 9, 1972
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David Wayne Clark
May 21, 1973
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Edward John Hammond, Jr.
Nov 23, 1973
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McCord Lee Springfield, Jr.
Mar 12, 1977
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James N. Bush, Jr.
Dec 29, 1978
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James Lee Jefferson
Aug 18, 1979
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Clarence Purvis Cox, Jr.
May 12, 1981
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Ronald D. Oliver
Aug 5, 1981
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Larry Paul Childress
Jan 14, 1982
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Charles L. Harrison
May 6, 1982
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John Wesley Sykes, Jr.
Dec 31, 1982
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Robert Sterling Hester
Jan 12, 1983
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Booker T. Shaw
Dec 17, 1985
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John Edward Reeve
Sep 9, 1991
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Rufus Gates
Nov 7, 1994
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Dannael James Weekes
Mar 7, 1997
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Don Williams
Jan 29, 1998
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Don Lee Overton
Oct 12, 1999
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John Harold Robinson, Jr.
Dec 1, 1999
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Clayton Wayne Hicks, Jr.
Nov 14, 2000
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Anthony Louis Woods
Aug 27, 2003
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Marlon Allen Titus
Mar 30, 2004
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Timothy Felton Warren
Jul 3, 2011
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Martoiya Veontwanneice Woods Lang
Dec 14, 2012
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Sean Michael Bolton
Aug 1, 2015
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Verdell Smith, Sr.
Jun 4, 2016
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Bobby Rodriguez Montgomery
Aug 16, 2020
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Christopher Scott Triplett
May 22, 2021
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Jimmie Alexander Shindler
Sep 20, 2021
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Darrell Dewayne Adams
Oct 2, 2021
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Michael Lewis Hill
Nov 4, 2021
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Corille Cortez Jones
Jan 20, 2022
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Geoffrey Bernard Redd
Feb 18, 2023
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Joseph Russell McKinney
Apr 12, 2024
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Demetrice Lavelle Johnson
Aug 2, 2024
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