Bio & Incident Details
Age: 41
Tour: 10 years
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 2/28/1937
Weapon: Handgun; Revolver
Suspect: Committed to mental institution
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Policeman Aleksich was shot and killed as he walked his beat on East Park Street talking with his cousin as he walked along beside him. His cousin, an emotionally disturbed person who had spent time in the state mental hospital, suddenly produced a revolver and shot the policeman. He then shot him twice in the head as he lay on the ground.
When the suspect was asked why, he replied "He causes me to do foolish things and I hope he is dead". The suspect was committed to the state mental hospital at Warm Springs.
Policeman Aleksich had served with the Butte Police Department for 10 years and was survived by his wife and two children. He was a World War I veteran.
