Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Michigan
End of Watch: Wednesday, September 29, 1926
Age: 36
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: September 29, 1926
Weapon Used: Handgun; .22 caliber
Suspect Info: Sentenced to life
Conservation Officer Emil Skoglund and Conservation Officer Arvid Erickson were shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man for spotlighting deer seven miles north of Gwinn, Michigan.
They stopped behind the man's car on the road between Gwinn and Sands. After shooting both officers, the suspect placed their bodies in the officers' vehicle and submerged them in a lake. After being arrested the suspect led authorities to the location where the bodies and vehicle were recovered.
The man was convicted of murdering both officers and was sentenced to life in prison. He died in prison 22 years later.
Officer Skoglund was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran. He is buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Warren, Marshall County, Minnesota.