Police Officer Nicholas Hunt
St. Louis Police Department
Missouri
End of Watch: Monday, November 15, 1897

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

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Monday, November 15, 1897
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Apprehended in 1914

Officer Hunt was shot and killed after he and his partner responded to a robbery at a local store. During the exchange of gunfire one of the suspects was wounded.

The suspect was apprehended in Delaware for another robbery but escaped from prison. He was then again arrested in Rhode Island for a robbery and sentenced to 25 years. When he was pardoned by the Rhode Island Governor in 1914 he was released from jail but arrested by St. Louis detectives and returned to Missouri to face murder charges.