Officer JoAnn Virginia Liscombe

Photo of Officer JoAnn Virginia Liscombe
End of Watch: Mon, Jan 14th, 1991
Date of Incident: Fri, Jan 11th, 1991
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Intentional)
Service Time: 16 years
Age: 38

Survivors

She was survived by her parents.

Incident

Officer Liscombe was shot shortly after 1:13 AM on January 11, 1991, after approaching a suspicious person near the intersection of Patricia Ridge Drive and Old Halls Ferry Road. With no further radio communications, an assist car was dispatched to the location where Officer Liscombe was found incapacitated having been shot several times.

Officer Liscombe was taken to Christian Hospital, where on January 14, 1991, she died of her injuries. Officer Liscombe became the sixth St. Louis County police officer to give her life in the line of duty.

The suspect was later located. He was tried and found guilty of Second Degree Murder.

Agency

Saint Louis County Police Department Patch
7900 Forsyth Blvd.
Saint Louis, Missouri 63105
(314) 889-2341

Tributes

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