Metropolitan Police Department, District of Columbia
End of Watch: Sunday, October 14, 1928
Age: 27
Tour of Duty: 5 years
Badge Number: 783
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Date of Incident: October 13, 1928
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Officer Claude Rupe was killed in a motorcycle accident while patrolling Maryland Avenue, SW. His motorcycle slid on wet pavement, throwing him to the ground.
He was transported to Emergency Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries the following day.
Officer Rupe had been with the Metropolitan Police Department for just under five years and was assigned to the Sixth Precinct. He was survived by his wife and infant son. He was buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery.