Sergeant Rupert L. Shepherd
Des Moines Police Department
Iowa
End of Watch: Friday, August 1, 1930

Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: 7 years
Badge Number: 79

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident
Date of Incident: Friday, August 1, 1930
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Sergeant Shepherd was killed in a motorcycle accident while on routine patrol. As he rode his motorcycle across the streetcar tracks at 29th and University Avenue his tires got caught in the track grooves, throwing him off balance. As he tried to regain control he was thrown into a steel trolley pole. He later succumbed to his injuries.

He had been with the agency for seven years.