Special Officer Joseph Burch Loper
Fort Worth Police Department
Texas
End of Watch: Thursday, October 21, 1920

Biographical Info
Age: 46
Tour of Duty: 2 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Wednesday, October 20, 1920
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Not available

Officer Loper was shot and killed when a criminal mistook him for a citizen and attempted to rob him at about 2000 hours. Officer Loper was patrolling the Frisco Railroad Yard at the time. When the man pulled a gun Officer Loper attempted to arrest him but was shot twice. He was taken to a local hospital where he succumbed to his wounds the following morning.

Officer Loper had been with the agency for two years.