John Richard Speed

Died

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31 October 1984

Age

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39

Rank

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Sergeant

Force

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West Yorkshire Police

Cause

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Homicide - Shot

Duty Status

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On Duty

Roll of Honour Citation

Shot and killed when he went to assist a colleague who had just been shot and wounded. Posthumously awarded the Queen's Commendation for Brave Conduct.

As he went to assist a colleague who had just been shot and wounded while investigating two men acting suspiciously outside Leeds Minster in Kirkgate, Sergeant Speed confronted one of the men and was shot through the neck and killed.

John was posthumously awarded the Queen’s Commendation for Brave Conduct.

Sergeant Speed’s funeral took place at Leeds Parish Church, only yards from where he was killed.

He was survived by his wife and their ten-year-old daughter and nine-year-old son.