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Acting Detective Anthony Tekulve
Cincinnati Police Division
Ohio

End of Watch: Wednesday, July 9, 1924

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

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Friday, June 27, 1924
Weapon Used: Handgun; Revolver
Suspect Info: Executed in 1925

Patrolman Tekulve succumbed to gunshot wounds received two weeks earlier when he and a companion attempted to arrest a man who had been terrorizing citizens with a revolver. The suspect also killed his companion.

The suspect was convicted of first degree murder and executed in the electric chair Febuary 20, 1925.

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