A list of law enforcement officers of the Indianapolis Police Department, Marion County Sheriffs Department and the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department who have lost their lives in the line of duty.
Age | Name | Date of Death | Location of Injury or Death | Cause of Death |
38 | Burns, Hugh | August 28, 1882 | Garden and Tennessee Streets | Gunfire |
34 | Ware, Charles A. | April 27, 1897 | East and Georgia Streets | Gunfire |
41 | Dolby, Edward W. | July 14, 1906 | Kentucky Avenue at White River | Electrocuted |
35 | Russell, Charles J. | September 30, 1906 | 24th Street and Indianapolis Avenue | Gunfire |
37 | Petticord, Edward J. | September 30, 1906 | 24th Street and Indianapolis Avenue | Gunfire |
60 | Irish, Samuel F. | June 7, 1909 | 1900 Dr. Andrew J. Brown Avenue | Heat stroke |
28 | Krupp, Joseph B. | April 19, 1910 | North Minker St. and Belt Railroad | Gunfire |
31 | Barrows, Arthur F. | June 4, 1911 | 1000 Indiana Avenue | Electrocuted |
38 | McKinney, John E. | March 28, 1912 | New York Street and Kealing Avenue | Gunfire |
28 | Anderson, Elsworth C. | January 15, 1915 | 1531 Yandes Street | Gunfire |
49 | Hagerty, James D. | June 23, 1916 | Standard Avenue Near Eagle Creek | Gunfire |
43 | DeRossette, John P. | January 30, 1917 | Brightwood and Roosevelt Avenues | Gunfire |
47 | Ellis, Marion E. | January 12, 1918 | Northwestern Avenue and 20th St. | Fall |
48 | Hull, Wade | September 10, 1919 | 216 West Anderson Street | Gunfire |
39 | Murphy, Maurice | March 4, 1920 | 536 West 12th Street | Gunfire |
76 | Richards, David S. | January 3, 1922 | Fall Creek Near North Capitol Avenue | Gunfire |
37 | Whitfield, William | June 18, 1922 | 3600 North College Avenue | Gunfire |
49 | Louden, Jesse N. | June 14, 1923 | Central Avenue and 16th Street | Gunfire |
31 | Buchanan, John F. | July 9, 1926 | 201 North Capitol Avenue | Gunfire |
30 | Carter, Charles E. | May 9, 1927 | 624 East Court Street | Gunfire |
56 | Mueller, William C. | March 2, 1928 | Buchanan and East Streets | Embolus |
29 | Schoen, Norman L. | March 6, 1928 | 88 North Irvington Avenue | Gunfire |
36 | Miller, Paul F. | July 18, 1928 | 25th and North Station Streets | Gunfire |
34 | Shipp, Roscoe C. | July 23, 1929 | North Delaware and 13th Street | Traffic accident |
28 | Heckman, Carl W. | January 3, 1931 | 3500 North Pennsylvania Street | Gunfire |
52 | Jones, Lester E. | February 7, 1933 | 22nd and Yandes Street | Gunfire |
33 | Quinnette, Orville E. | December 18, 1935 | 12th Street and Park Avenue | Gunfire |
44 | Rivers, Richard | April 27, 1936 | 2153 South Barth Avenue | Gunfire |
40 | Emmelman, Alvie C. | May 29, 1938 | Kentucky Ave. and West Morris St. | Traffic accident |
54 | Bolin, Harry A. | August 16, 1940 | Kentucky Avenue and Missouri Street | Accident |
35 | Reilly, James J. | January 29, 1942 | 3600 West Washington Street | Traffic accident |
33 | Todd, Byron D. | October 9, 1942 | 2800 East Brookside Avenue | Traffic accident |
33 | Vaughan, J.W. | June 6, 1944 | D-Day Invasion of Normandy | KIA |
33 | Kornblum, Karl | August 18, 1944 | Killed in Action in France | KIA |
28 | Foster, Marshall R. | July 4, 1947 | Michigan and Alabama Streets | Traffic accident |
30 | Baker, Robert J. | October 2, 1948 | Shelby and Calhoun Streets | Traffic accident |
29 | Snorden, Clarence G. | June 26, 1951 | 227 West 14th Street | Gunfire |
37 | Gaughan, James T. | September 8, 1951 | North and Alabama Streets | Traffic accident |
30 | Sullivan, John L. | July 23, 1952 | 4715 English Avenue | Gunfire |
53 | Reifeis, Arthur L. | March 9, 1953 | 46th and Meridian Streets | Traffic accident |
38 | Whobrey, Ray | April 23, 1953 | 359 West Ray Street | Gunfire |
41 | Berry, Edward H. | February 4, 1954 | 16th and Harding Streets | Traffic accident |
54 | Kelly, Albert A. | December 6, 1956 | 236 North Illinois Street | Gunfire |
23 | Byrne, Edward G. | April 16, 1961 | 6200 East 10th Street | Gunfire |
30 | Kilbourne, Donald H. | November 12, 1964 | 18th and Meridian Streets | Traffic accident |
38 | Graham, Thomas R. | October 12, 1965 | 50 North Alabama Street | Gunfire |
27 | Wingate, Jimmie Van | June 14, 1970 | 7021 North Keystone Avenue | Gunfire |
27 | Pettitt Sr., John T. | November 6, 1970 | Hua Nghia Province South Vietnam | KIA |
26 | Settles, Floyd T. | February 24, 1972 | 11701 East Washington Street | Gunfire |
38 | Atwell, Robert C. | November 7, 1972 | 3513 Dogie Road | Gunfire |
29 | Schachete, Robert E. | October 22, 1974 | 2300 North College Avenue | Gunfire |
27 | Manley, Ronald H. | December 12, 1974 | 1744 North Illinois Street | Gunfire |
53 | Greene, Warren E. | December 20, 1975 | 324 West 26th Street | Gunfire |
29 | Compton, James M. | March 16, 1976 | 2145 Gent Avenue | Gunfire |
45 | Lacy, Ernest M. | May 22, 1977 | 2500 North Country Club Road | Traffic accident |
42 | Lincks, Nathan | October 25, 1977 | 1000 West 10th Street | Traffic accident |
29 | Griffin, Gerald F. | November 6, 1979 | 4702 West 36th Street | Gunfire |
44 | Ohrberg, Jack R. | December 11, 1980 | 3544 North Oxford Street | Gunfire |
28 | Baker, Terry L. | January 2, 1981 | 5929 East 82nd Street | Gunfire |
28 | Morris, Gerald L. | January 2, 1981 | 5929 East 82nd Street | Gunfire |
39 | Kortepeter, Paul A. | January 19, 1983 | South Tibbs Ave. and Maywood Road | Traffic accident |
48 | Sandler, Dave L. | June 4, 1986 | 2700 South Madison Avenue | Traffic accident |
24 | Faber, Matt J. | August 23, 1988 | 2968 North Arthington Boulevard | Gunfire |
55 | Sharp, Thurman E. | December 25, 1988 | 9300 Priority Way West Drive | Gunfire |
55 | Ernst, Paul J. | March 21, 1992 | Capitol Avenue and St. Clair Street | Traffic accident |
28 | Hawkins, Teresa J. | August 17, 1993 | North Emerson Ave. and East 36th St. | Traffic accident |
24 | Baker, Jason M. | September 17, 2001 | East 32nd St. and North Brouse Ave. | Gunfire |
32 | Laird, Timothy J. | August 18, 2004 | 2835 South Dietz Street | Gunfire |
29 | Moore, David S. | January 26, 2011 | 3428 North Temple Avenue | Gunfire |
41 | Bradway, Rod L. | September 20, 2013 | 6700 Eagle Pointe North Drive | Gunfire |
50 | Renn, Perry W. | July 5, 2014 | 34th Street and Forest Manor Avenue | Gunfire |