| Police Officer Timothy B. Ridenour Baltimore City Police Department Maryland End of Watch: Monday, October 27, 1975 Biographical Info Age: 26 Tour of Duty: 8 months Badge Number: 3074 Incident Details Cause of Death: Gunfire Date of Incident: Monday, October 27, 1975 Weapon Used: Officer's handgun Suspect Info: Shot and killed Officer Ridenour was shot and killed with his own weapon while attempting to arrest a nude, mentally ill suspect. The suspect was attempting to reload the gun when he was shot and killed with other officers.
Officer Ridenour had served with the agency for only 8 months. He was survived by his wife and three children. |