| Officer Harry S. Van Meter
Fresno Police Department
California
End of Watch: Thursday, February 21, 1907 Biographical Info
Age: 29
Tour of Duty: 1 year
Badge Number: Not available Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Thursday, February 21, 1907
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Never positively identified Officer Van Meter was shot and killed while checking on a business. He had circled around the business and entered an alley when he was surprised by a suspect who shot him four times before fleeing. Officer Van Meter was able to return fire but did not strike the suspect. The prime suspect in the case, although never brought to justice for Officer Van Meter's murder, was also the prime suspect in the murder of Deputy Joe Price of the Fresno County Sheriff's Department.
Officer Van Meter had been with the agency for one year and was survived by his wife and child. Related Line of Duty Deaths | 
