Patrolman Simon R. Cannon
End of Watch: Fri, Dec 13th, 1907
Date of Incident: Fri, Dec 13th, 1907
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Intentional)
Service Time: 3 years
Age: 51
Survivors
HIs wife
Incident
Officer Cannon was shot and killed instantly by an unknown pair of individuals in front of the grocery store of J.B. Starks, Jr., at the northwest corner of Jackson and Roselane Streets at about 6:35 p.m. It is believed that Officer Cannon who had just started his shift at 6:00 p.m. was on his way from the police station to Engine House #9 near the corner of Jackson and Roselane Streets when he was fatally shot. This is near the same spot where Officer Edward Byrnes of the Louisville Police Department was murdered in 1895.
Agency
The Louisville Division of Police has been disbanded and absorbed by the Louisville Metro Police Department.
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Tributes
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Left on Saturday, December 13th, 2014
Thank you. Rest in peace. You are not forgotten.