John Morris Cain
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Police Officer

John Morris Cain

Houston Police Department — Houston, TX
Felonious
End of Watch August 4, 1911
Age 31
Tour of Duty 11 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Cain was shot and killed when he attempted to arrest a suspect he saw hop onto a freight train. When Officer Cain called for the suspect to stop, the man turned and fired two shots, killing Officer Cain. The suspect was later arrested and convicted of murder. He was executed in 1916.

Survivors

Officer Cain served with the Houston Police Department for 11 months and was survived by his wife.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Cain served with the Houston Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Houston community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Cain.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Houston, Harris County, TX
Platform Identity hpd.harris.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 4, 1911
Tour of Duty 11 mo
Age 31
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

John 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 1911, 149 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 27th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

John was 31. 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. John had served 0.9 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

August holds 8.9% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Fridays: 14.3%.

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 gun, in 22.8% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Houston Police Department has 117 officers remembered here, John among them.

Across the years
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Where

Police Officer John Morris Cain

Houston Police Department · End of Watch August 4, 1911

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 42-W

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