Des Moines Police Department, Iowa
End of Watch: Friday, August 1, 1930
Age:
Tour of Duty: 7 years
Badge Number: 79
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Date of Incident: August 1, 1930
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Sergeant Rupert Shepherd was killed in a motorcycle accident while on routine patrol.
As he rode his motorcycle across the streetcar tracks at 29th Street and University Avenue his tires got caught in the track grooves, throwing him off balance. As he tried to regain control he was thrown into a steel trolley pole. He later succumbed to his injuries.
Sergeant Shepherd had served with the Des Moines Police Department for seven years.