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Officer Charles L. Rouse | Fresno Police Department, California
Fresno Police Department, California

Officer

Charles L. Rouse

Fresno Police Department, California

End of Watch: Sunday, April 16, 1916

Biographical Info

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

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: April 16, 1916
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Shot and killed

Officer Charles Rouse was shot and killed at the intersection of F Street and Tulare Street while assisting an informant who had just been stabbed by a defendant.

The defendant had tracked the informant down and stabbed him. The informant found Officer Rouse and asked for assistance. As the two waited for an ambulance to arrive the defendant approached from behind and shot Officer Rouse in the back several times. The man fled to San Luis Obispo County where he was shot and killed during a shootout with a posse.