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| Officer Oscar Christensen |
05/11/1896 |
Officer Oscar Christensen was accidentally shot and killed by a railroad
detective. Officer Christensen was investigating a vandalism in the
railroad yards at the time. There had been reports of many hobos in
the yards and it was thought that one of them was responsible for
the killing. Several months after the killing, the railroad detective
came forward and admitted his mistake.
NLEOM Location: Panel 21, W-5 |
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| Officer Samuel Cooper |
10/25/1900 |
Officer Samuel Cooper, while in the 300 block of South Michigan Street,
was shot by a local burglar named Louis Jaquith. After one week in
the hospital, Officer Cooper died from his injuries.
NLEOM Location: Panel 41, W-17
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| Officer Lewis Keller |
02/25/1908 |
Officer Lewis Keller was shot and killed while checking buildings
on his beat. Officer Keller came across a burglary in progress and
surprised four burglars. One of the burglars shot Officer Keller in
the chest at point blank range.
NLEOM Location: Panel 37, W-17 |
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| Officer Hans Brandt |
05/22/1916 |
Officer Hans Brandt was on the police department for only one month
when he was shot and killed. Officer Brandt and his partner, Officer
Ferger, were walking their beat when they were attacked by two intoxicated
subjects. Officer Brandt was shot and Officer Ferger received stab
wounds. Both officers were able to subdue the suspects until help
arrived. Officer Brandt died from his injuries one month later.
NLEOM Location: Panel 53, W-10
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| Officer Fred E. Buhland |
01/10/1921 |
Officer Fred Buhland was also on the police department for only one
month when he was shot and killed. Officer Buhland and his partner
were patrolling their beat when they came across two intoxicated subjects
who had just shot at one another. Both of these subjects were placed
under arrest. As a Sergeant was removing a gun from one of the suspects,
the suspect broke free, removed a small gun from his back pocket,
and shot Officer Buhland. The suspect then ran from the scene. An
arrest was never made and the suspect has never been identified.
NLEOM Location: Panel 53, W-7
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| Officer Neil McIntyre |
10/25/1923 |
Officer Neil McIntyre was killed when he was struck by a train while
riding his motorcycle. Officer McIntyre was responding to a burglary
in progress call in River Park when he was struck by a train at the
Grand Trunk crossing at Western and Michigan Streets.
NLEOM Location: Panel 47, W-2
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| Officer Lloyd Thompson |
02/27/1932 |
Officer Lloyd Thompson was killed when he collided with a truck while
on his motorcycle. Officer Thompson was in pursuit of a speeding car
when the truck pulled into his path. It was later determined that
the car Officer Thompson was pursuing was driven by a father rushing
his son to the hospital.
NLEOM Location: Panel 34, W-22
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| Officer Delbert Thompson |
05/27/1933 |
Officer Delbert Thompson was shot and killed while investigating a
stolen auto. Officer Thompson had stopped the stolen auto when one
of the occupants, Donald Murdock, shot and killed him. At the time,
Murdock was wanted for 5 bank robberies. After shooting Officer Thompson,
Murdock fled the scene.
NLEOM Location: Panel 52, W-12
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| Officer Charles E. Farkas |
05/27/1933 |
Officer Charles Farkas was also shot and killed by Donald Murdock.
Officer Farkas and his partner, Officer Daniel Martin, had spotted
Murdock after he fled the killing of Officer Thompson. As Officers
Farkas and Martin were exiting their vehicle, Murdock opened fire
killing Officer Farkas and wounding Officer Martin. Officer
Martin was able to return fire and kill Murdock.
NLEOM Location: Panel 38, W-9
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| Officer Howard Wagner |
06/30/1934 |
Officer Howard Wagner was shot and killed near the Merchants National
Bank downtown. Officer Wagner was doing traffic duty near the bank
when he noticed a group of people in front of the bank. As he went
to investigate, the Dillinger Gang came out of the bank after having
just robbed it. Officer Wagner was gunned down as the gang emerged
from the bank.
NLEOM Location: Panel 51, W-6
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| Patrolman Ronald
S. St. Germain, Sr. |
08/19/1967 |
Patrolman St. Germain was killed in a traffic crash. At the
time of the crash, he was officially "off-duty", riding
his departmental motorcycle. While giving an escort to handicapped
kids, with lights and siren on, he lost control of his motorcycle
and struck a tree.
NLEOM Location: Panel 47, W-7 |
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| Cpl. Thomas J. DeRue |
11/14/1974 |
Corporal Tom DeRue was shot and killed while responding to an armed
robbery. As Cpl. DeRue pulled up to the scene of the robbery,
the suspect exited the business and shot Cpl. DeRue before he exited
his squad car. The suspect, Robert Fultz, was apprehended a
short time later. At the time of his death, Cpl. DeRue's wife, Patty,
was 6 months pregnant. Tom DeRue Jr. was born healthy and has
since graduated from Indiana University School of Law and is now a corporate
attorney.
NLEOM Location: Panel 51, W-4 |
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| Cpl. Paul R. Deguch |
08/24/1997 |
Corporal Paul Deguch was shot and killed while questioning a suspect.
Corporal Deguch had stopped the suspect who was riding a bike in a
high drug traffic area and while patting him down the suspect produced
a handgun and shot him several times, including once in the head.
Corporal Deguch died approximately one hour later at a local hospital.
Gregory Dickens Jr., 16 years old at the time, was arrested three
hours later and charged with murder. He was convicted and is now serving
a life sentence. Corporal Deguch is survived by his wife, 2
sons, and a daughter.
NLEOM Location: Panel 44, E-20 |
