Bio & Incident Details
Age: 59
Tour: 27 years
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 6/6/1920
Weapon: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect: Sentenced to life
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Officer Joe Erber was shot and killed after responding to a drunk and disturbance call to a house boat on the river near Lincoln Street. The suspect fled the scene in a motor boat with his two young children but was apprehended several days later.
The suspect was sentenced to life.
Officer Erber had been with the agency for 27 years. He was survived by his wife, son, and five daughters.
