End of Watch November 16, 1894
Age 35
Tour of Duty 7 yrs
Gender Male

Incident

Location: Nebraska Weapon: Blunt object Offender: Not available

Officer Red Horse was beaten to death by a group of men after responding to a disturbance call in Rushville, Nebraska. One of the men attacked him with a club, knocking him to the ground. The rest of the men then joined in on the attack and beat him to death.

Officer Red Horse had served with the agency for 7 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife.

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132 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Officer Red Horse gave the United States Department of the Interior 7 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Type Federal Agency
Location Washington, DC
Platform Identity usdibiaojsfed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 16, 1894
Tour of Duty 7 yrs
Age 35
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail Assault
Weapon Blunt object

The Sacrifice · Felonious

John 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 1894, 70 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 103rd 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 35. Of the 14,219 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. John had served 7 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
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When

November holds 8.1% 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 blunt object, in 1.2% of these deaths.

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His people

United States Department of the Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs - Office of Justice Services has 52 officers remembered here, John among them.

Across the years

Police Officer John Red Horse

United States Department of the Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs - Office of Justice Services · End of Watch November 16, 1894

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 13-E

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