Detective Sergeant John A. Cameron
Cincinnati Police Division
Ohio
End of Watch: Friday, April 26, 1935

Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: 15 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Friday, April 26, 1935
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: One shot and killed

Detective Sergeant Cameron was shot and killed while attempting to arrest two robbery suspects on West 8th Street. One suspect was captured minutes later. The other suspect was killed in a shoot out with police at his home in Morrow.

Detective Cameron won the Carnegie Hero Award for his work in saving several women from a fire which destroyed a building in downtown Cincinnati in 1908. He had been with the agency for 15 years.