Cincinnati Police Department, Ohio
End of Watch: Wednesday, July 16, 1890
Age: 30
Tour of Duty: 3 months
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Date of Incident: May 21, 1890
Weapon Used: Officer's handgun
Suspect Info: Not available
Patrolman Henry Roese succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained three months earlier when his revolver fell to the ground and discharged as he stepped from a streetcar.
The accident occurred only one week after he was sworn in.
Patrolman Roese was survived by his mother.
He is buried in Spring Grove Cemetery, Hamilton County, Ohio.