Gustave Gisin
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Special Policeman

Gustave Gisin

Denver Police Department — Denver, CO
Felonious
End of Watch January 24, 1893
Age 60
Tour of Duty 8 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Special Policeman Gustave Gisin was shot and killed as he attempted to negotiate with a drunk subject who was threatening to shoot workers at a smelter factory.

The suspect was arrested and hanged on May 11, 1895.

Policeman Gisin had served with the Denver Police Department for eight years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two children.

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133 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Special Policeman Gisin gave the Denver Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Denver community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Denver, Denver County, CO
Platform Identity dpd.denver.co.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 24, 1893
Tour of Duty 8 yrs
Age 60
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail Gunfire
Weapon Handgun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Gustave 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 1893, 76 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 92nd heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Gustave was 60. 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. Gustave had served 8 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

January holds 8% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Tuesdays: 13.4%.

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. The weapon recorded was handgun, in 23.4% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Denver Police Department has 74 officers remembered here, Gustave among them.

Across the years

Special Policeman Gustave Gisin

Denver Police Department · End of Watch January 24, 1893

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 26-W

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