Private Joseph A. Hoffer
Pennsylvania State Police
Pennsylvania
End of Watch: Tuesday, April 27, 1937

Biographical Info
Age: 29
Tour of Duty: 8 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Thursday, April 22, 1937
Weapon Used: Shotgun
Suspect Info: Shot and killed

Private Hoffer was shot and killed while he and several other officers attempted to arrest an escapee from the Fayette County Jail. While approaching a house the man was in the suspect opened fire from an upstairs window, striking Private Hoffer. The suspect was killed when the officers returned fire. Private Hoffer succumbed to his wounds five days later.

Private Hoffer had been with the agency for almost eight years and was survived by his wife.