Bio & Incident Details
Age: Not available
Tour: 11 years
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 11/17/1930
Weapon: Handgun
Suspect: Shot and killed
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Detective Sergeant Kruger was shot and killed when he and another detective stopped two men wanted for bank robbery in Hiawatha, Kansas. The other detective was handling one suspect when Sergeant Kruger observed the second suspect attempting to conceal a weapon. Sergeant Kruger grabbed the man's arm but the man pulled his arm away and drew a weapon. The suspect then shot Sergeant Kruger in the back six times as he attempted to take cover. The other detective shot and killed the suspect.
The other man was returned to Kansas where he was convicted of bank robbery and sentenced to 10 to 40 years in prison.
Detective Sergeant Kruger had been with the agency for 11 years and was survived by his wife.
