Lieutenant Harry E. Parker, Minneapolis Police Department, Minnesota

Lieutenant Harry E. Parker

Minneapolis Police Department, Minnesota

End of Watch Wednesday, December 24, 1930

Harry E. Parker

Lieutenant Parker was shot and killed while he and another detective staked out an apartment for bank robbery suspects. Officers had raided the apartment on Eighth Street South the previous day and located a cache of weapons. The two officers were then positioned in the apartment to arrest anyone else who came by. The day after the raid a man knocked on the door. When the officers opened the door with their guns drawn the suspect and Lieutenant Parker exchanged shots. The suspect was killed instantly and Lieutenant Parker received mortal wounds that he succumbed to 15 days later.
Lieutenant Parker had been with the agency for ten years and was survived by his wife and two children.

Bio

Age 38
Tour 10 years
Badge Not available

Incident Details

Cause Gunfire
Incident Date Tuesday, December 9, 1930
Weapon Gun; Unknown type
Offender Shot and killed

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Your heroism and service is honored today, the eighty-first 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 who was murdered in the the line of duty on April 24, 2005 while serving as a Pittsburg, CA police officer.

Time never diminishes respect. Your memory will always be honored and revered.

Phyllis Loya
Mom of fallen California Officer Larry Lasater, Pittsburg PD, eow 4/24/05

December 25, 2011