| Constable Edgar Millen Royal Canadian Mounted Police Federal End of Watch: Saturday, January 30, 1932 Biographical Info Age: 30 Tour of Duty: 12 years Badge Number: 9669 Incident Details Cause of Death: Gunfire Date of Incident: Saturday, January 30, 1932 Incident Location: Northwest Territories Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type Suspect Info: Shot and killed Constable Edgar Millen was shot and killed while attempting to apprehend a wanted man in Northwest Territories. The suspect also badly wounded a constable who attempted to question him. The suspect was shot and killed by other officers two weeks later.
The suspect was captured with the assistance of an experienced bush pilot who also assisted with capturing the murderer of Constable William Nixon of the Edmonton Police Department.
The case is referred to the Mad Trapper of Rat River.
Constable Millen is buried in Beechmont Cemetery in Edmonton. |