Herbert J. Bischoff
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Police Officer

Herbert J. Bischoff

Detroit Police Department — Detroit, MI
Felonious
End of Watch March 13, 1921
Age 26
Tour of Duty 3 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Herbert Bischoff was shot and killed while searching five men at the intersection of Riopell Street and Elliott Street. One of the men produced a gun and shot Officer Bischoff twice. All five men fled and were never apprehended.

Survivors

Officer Bischoff served with the Detroit Police Department for only three months and was survived by his wife.

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

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Detroit, Wayne County, MI
Platform Identity detpd.wayne.mi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 13, 1921
Tour of Duty 3 mo
Age 26
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Herbert 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 1921, 248 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, more than in any other year.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Herbert was 26. 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. Herbert had served 0.2 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

March holds 7.5% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Sundays: 15.2%.

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.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Detroit Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, Herbert among them.

Across the years
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Where

Police Officer Herbert J. Bischoff

Detroit Police Department · End of Watch March 13, 1921

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 26-E

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