Detective Walter Hart
Cincinnati Police Division
Ohio
End of Watch: Monday, September 19, 1955

Biographical Info
Age: 49
Tour of Duty: 26 years
Badge Number: D1

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Sunday, September 18, 1955
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Executed in 1958

Detective Hart was shot and killed by three suspects following a holdup. He succumbed to his wounds the following morning. Two suspects were apprehended but the third was never identified.

Both suspects were sentenced to death and subsequently executed on July 7, 1958.

Detective Hart had been with the agency for 26 years. He was survived by his wife.