Bio & Incident Details
Age: 26
Tour: 1 year
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 7/19/1913
Weapon: Handgun; Revolver
Suspect: Not available
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Officer Schoof was shot and killed after catching a man breaking into a storage shed in an alley between Mullet Street and Clinton Street. There were no witnesses to the shooting but a crowd gathered after hearing the shot and began to chase a man holding a revolver. The suspect was able to flee without being caught by the crowd.
Officer Schoof had served with the Detroit Police Department for 1 year and was survived by his parents, brother, and three sisters.
