Patrolman Walter Koella
New Haven Police Department
Connecticut
End of Watch: Saturday, March 16, 1935

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

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Tuesday, March 5, 1935
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Executed in 1936

Patrolman Koella succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained almost two weeks earlier during a running shootout with a suspect. The suspect was arrested, sentenced to death, and hanged on April 7, 1936. The suspect's hanging was the last legal hanging in Connecticut before the state switched to electrocution.