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Detective Sergeant John Grant | Erie Police Department, Pennsylvania Erie Police Department, Pennsylvania

Detective Sergeant

John Grant

Erie Police Department, Pennsylvania

End of Watch: Friday, November 22, 1912

Bio & Incident Details

Age: 40

Tour: 11 years

Badge # Not available

Cause: Gunfire

Incident Date: 11/22/1912

Weapon: Rifle

Suspect: Sentenced to 20 years

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Detective Sergeant Grant was shot and killed at 2300 hours while he and another detective attempted to arrest a man wanted for stabbing another man with a pitchfork. The suspect the knew that the officers were coming for him and waited at his kitchen table with a Springfield rifle. When Detective Sergeant Grant knocked on the door the suspect shot through it, killing Detective Sergeant Grant instantly. The suspect ran out the back door as the other detective ran to the front to check on Detective Sergeant Grant after hearing the gunshot. The suspect was apprehended the following day and sentenced to ten to 20 years for the murder.

Detective Sergeant Grant had been with the agency for 11 years. On April 1, 2003 - 81 years after his murder - Detective Sergeant Grant was posthumously awarded the department's Medal of Honor.

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Your heroism and service is honored today, the 98th anniversary of your death. Your memory lives and you continue to inspire. Thank you for your service. My cherished son Larry Lasater was a fellow police officer murdered in the line of duty on April 24, 2005 while serving as a Pittsburg, CA police officer.

Rest In Peace

Phyllis Loya
mom of fallen officer Larry Lasater
November 22, 2010

 

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