Bio & Incident Details
Age: Not available
Tour: 2 months
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 5/7/1927
Weapon: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect: Apprehended
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Officer Charles Carter succumbed to a gunshot wound suffered two days earlier while responding to a report of an intoxicated man.
The suspect opened fire, striking Officer Carter in the chest. The suspect was arrested in a Kentucky mental institution a month later.
Officer Carter had served with the Indianapolis Police Department for only two months.
