Detective Sergeant George Kaltenberger
Colorado Springs Police Department
Colorado
End of Watch: Thursday, June 12, 1941

Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: 24 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental)
Date of Incident: Saturday, May 31, 1941
Weapon Used: Officer's handgun
Suspect Info: Not available

Detective Sergeant Kaltenberger was accidentally shot in the abdomen. While at work in the city's police station, now the old City Hall building, Detective Kaltenberger's own .45-caliber automatic dislodged from his holster, fell to the floor, and discharged.

He died one day after his 24th anniversary of his appointment to the Colorado Springs Police Department.