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Photograph: Police Officer Donald W. Sager

Patch image: Baltimore City Police Department, Maryland






Police Officer Donald W. Sager
Baltimore City Police Department
Maryland

End of Watch: Friday, April 24, 1970

Biographical Info
Age: 35
Tour of Duty: 12 years
Badge Number: 2355

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Friday, April 24, 1970
Weapon Used: Handgun; .38 caliber
Suspect Info: Sentenced to life

Officer Donald Sager was shot and killed while he and his partner sat in their patrol car writing a report. The suspect, a member of a radical group, ambushed the two officers.

The suspect was apprehended and subsequently sentence to life in prison.

Officer Sager had served with the agency for 12 years. He was survived by his wife and child.

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