Police Officer

Ephraim Hibler

Felonious
End of Watch May 26, 1850
Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Ephraim Hibler was shot and killed by one of two men he had arrested for vagrancy.

The subject grabbed another officer's gun and opened fire, killing Officer Hibler.

Both men were convicted of Officer Hibler's murder and sentenced to death on September 24th, 1850.

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176 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Officer Hibler served with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the St. Louis community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location St. Louis, City of Saint Louis, MO
Platform Identity stlopd.saintlouis.mo.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 26, 1850
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Officer's handgun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Ephraim is one of 15,742 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,102 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1850, 9 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 173rd heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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When

May holds 8% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Sundays: 15.2%.

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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 officer's handgun, in 5.8% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, Ephraim among them.

Across the years

Police Officer Ephraim Hibler

St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department · End of Watch May 26, 1850

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 37-W

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