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Officer Norman Leslie Schoen | Indianapolis Police Department, Indiana
Indianapolis Police Department, Indiana

Officer

Norman Leslie Schoen

Indianapolis Police Department, Indiana

End of Watch: Tuesday, March 6, 1928

Biographical Info

Age: 29
Tour of Duty: 1 year, 1 month
Badge Number: 353

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: March 6, 1928
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Case never solved

Officer Norman Schoen was shot and killed by bootleggers as he returned to his home on North Irvington Avenue. He was involved with investigating bootlegging at the time. The suspects were never identified and the case remains unsolved.

Officer Schoen had served with the Indianapolis Police Department for 13 months and was a World War I veteran. He was survived by his wife and two young daughters.