| Police Officer Fred A. Peitsch
St. Paul Police Department
Minnesota
End of Watch: Tuesday, February 23, 1926 Biographical Info
Age: 37
Tour of Duty: 9 years
Badge Number: Not available Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Tuesday, February 23, 1926
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Apprehended Officer Peitsch and Police Officer John Schultz were shot and killed while questioning a possible bootlegging suspect. The man shot them several times, and then as they laid on the ground the man shot each one of them once more in the head. The suspect fled in the patrol car. Two suspects were later apprehended.
Officer Peitsch had been with the agency for nine years and was survived by his wife and two daughters. Related Line of Duty Deaths | 
