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Police Officer Axel J. Soderberg | St. Paul Police Department, Minnesota
St. Paul Police Department, Minnesota

Police Officer

Axel J. Soderberg

St. Paul Police Department, Minnesota

End of Watch: Tuesday, March 20, 1928

Biographical Info

Age: 54
Tour of Duty: 16 years
Badge Number: 211

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Fall
Date of Incident: March 13, 1928
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Officer Axel Soderberg died from injuries received in a fall while on duty.

Officer Axel Soderberg was escorting children across the street at University and Cromwell streets when he slipped and fell on the icy pavement on March 13. He died in the hospital on March 20, 1928 from an abdominal hemorrhage suffered in the fall. He was buried in Union Cemetery.

Officer Soderberg had been with the agency for 16 years and was survived by his wife and daughter.