| Police Officer Robert M. Rigdon Baltimore City Police Department Maryland End of Watch: Monday, November 8, 1858 Biographical Info Age: Not available Tour of Duty: Not available Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Gunfire Date of Incident: Monday, November 8, 1858 Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type Suspect Info: Executed on April 7, 1859 Officer Rigdon was shot and killed by an assassin at his home. The killing was retaliation for testifying against a suspect who had killed Police Officer Benjamin Benton one month earlier. Related Line of Duty Deaths |