Red Wing Police Department, Minnesota
End of Watch: Wednesday, January 16, 1907
Age: 51
Tour of Duty: 14 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: January 15, 1907
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Deceased
Patrolman Peterson and Chief James Daily both succumbed to gunshot wounds received the previous day when they attempted to apprehend a suspicious person at the Sibley Hotel. The man was mentally deranged and opened fire on the officers, mortally wounding both of them.
The suspect was committed in a state mental hospital and died there on May 11, 1931.
Patrolman Peterson had served with the agency for 14 years. He was survived by his wife and five children.