Chief of Detectives Frank E. Schoonmaker
Baton Rouge City Police Department
Louisiana

End of Watch: Saturday, October 24, 1931
Cause: Gunfire

Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Detective Schoonmaker was shot and killed while searching two suspects who had just robbed a man of $11 and a pair of shoes. He was shot by the suspect as he searched the second suspect.

Detective Schoonmaker, who also served as the city's elected constable, was survived by his wife and 8-year-old daughter.

 
Photograph: Chief of Detectives Frank E. Schoonmaker

Patch image: Baton Rouge City Police Department, Louisiana

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