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Photograph: Patrolman Frank Moranz

Patch image: Cleveland Police Department, Ohio






Patrolman Frank Moranz
Cleveland Police Department
Ohio

End of Watch: Friday, September 26, 1919

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

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Wednesday, September 24, 1919
Weapon Used: Officer's handgun
Suspect Info: Not available

Patrolman Moranz succumbed to gunshot wounds received two days earlier while investigating a suspicious man near Prospect Avenue and Ontario Avenue on his downtown beat. As he approached the man in an alley another man attacked him from behind, took his service revolver, and shot him with it. After an investigation a suspect was finally convicted and sentenced to life in prison for Patrolman Moranz's murder.

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