Patrolman

Pitt McClellan Doxsie

Independence Police Department — Independence, IA
Felonious
End of Watch October 26, 1897
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Doxsie was shot and killed while patrolling the downtown part of the city on horseback. His body was found in an alley. His murder was never solved.

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129 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Patrolman Doxsie served with the Independence Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Independence community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Independence, Buchanan County, IA
Platform Identity ipd.buchanan.ia.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 26, 1897
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Pitt 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 1897, 52 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 137th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

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When

October holds 7.9% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Tuesdays: 13.4%.

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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

Independence Police Department has 2 officers remembered here, Pitt among them.

Patrolman Pitt McClellan Doxsie

Independence Police Department · End of Watch October 26, 1897

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