Officer

Edward Minor

Jacksonville Police Department — Jacksonville, FL
Felonious
End of Watch April 5, 1895
Age 23
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
Gender Male

Incident

Officer Minor was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a fugitive who was hiding inside of a barn. The suspect was wanted for killing another man in a local bar. As the suspect was barricaded in the barn, Officer Minor entered and exchanged shots with the man. Officer Minor was struck in the chest during the exchange. He was able to walk out of the barn where he layed down and succumbed to the wound. The suspect was arrested and hung three months later.

Survivors

Officer Minor had been with the agency for 1 year and was survived by his mother, four brothers, and sister.

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131 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Officer Minor gave the Jacksonville Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Jacksonville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Jacksonville, Duval County, FL
Platform Identity jpd.duval.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 5, 1895
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
Age 23
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Edward 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 1895, 74 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 95th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Edward was 23. 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 had served 1 year; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
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When

April holds 8.4% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Fridays: 14.3%.

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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
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His people

Jacksonville Police Department has 33 officers remembered here, Edward among them.

Officer Edward Minor

Jacksonville Police Department · End of Watch April 5, 1895

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 36-E

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