| Police Officer Charles Mayer
St. Paul Police Department
Minnesota
End of Watch: Saturday, February 1, 1902 Biographical Info
Age: 41
Tour of Duty: 4 years
Badge Number: Not available Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Saturday, February 1, 1902
Weapon Used: Handgun; .44 caliber
Suspect Info: Not available Officer Mayer was shot and killed with investigating a burglary at the intersection of University Avenue and Farrington Avenue at 0220 hours. He surprised the three burglars who were attempting to break into a butcher shop. Officer Mayer was shot in the groin with a .44 caliber handgun. He was able to return fire but did not strike the suspects.
All three suspects were eventually arrested in Kansas but had to be released because of a lack of evidence and a key witness refusing to testify. One of the suspects shot and killed Officer Lafayette Smith of the Omaha, Nebraska Police Department on January 14, 1909. He was later shot and killed by a Omaha police detective.
Officer Mayer had been with the agency for four years and was assigned to the Bicycle Squad. He was survived by his wife and five children. Related Line of Duty Deaths | 
