Sergeant Walter Awe
Grand Trunk Railroad Police Department
Railroad Police
End of Watch: Sunday, January 20, 1929

Biographical Info
Age: 39
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Sunday, January 20, 1929
Incident Location: Michigan
Weapon Used: Officer's handgun
Suspect Info: Apprehended

Sergeant Awe was shot and killed at 0230 hours while patrolling the company's rail yards near Gouldner Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. Sergeant Awe was confronted by a man who attempted to rob him. The man overpowered him and shot him with his own service weapon. The suspect was apprehended the following year in New York City and confessed to murdering 12 people in a crime spree that crossed the northern part of the nation.