United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, U.S. Government
End of Watch: Monday, September 15, 1952
Age: 47
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: September 15, 1952
Weapon Used: Officer's handgun
Suspect Info: Sentenced to life
Deputy Marshal Edmund Schweppe was shot and killed after he escorted two prisoners to a dentist office in downtown Tucson, Arizona. While in the office one grabbed his service revolver from his holster and shot him in the back.
Both suspects, 20 and 27, were apprehended by local officers after they escaped. They were both convicted of second degree murder and sentenced to life in Leavenworth.