Officer Elmer L. Hunter
Metropolitan Police Department
District of Columbia
End of Watch: Wednesday, March 20, 1963

Biographical Info
Age: 24
Tour of Duty: 1 year
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Wednesday, March 20, 1963
Weapon Used: Handgun; .32 caliber
Suspect Info: Not available

Officer Hunter was shot and killed while escorting a man off of a city bus on Nichols Avenue. The two became engaged in a struggle and the suspect pulled out a .32 caliber handgun and shot him three times.

Officer Hunter had been with the agency for one year and was survived by his wife and two children.