Baltimore City Police Department, Maryland
End of Watch: Thursday, December 30, 1948
Age: 53
Tour of Duty: 27 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: December 12, 1948
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Committed suicide in prison
Police Officer John Arnold succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained on December 12th, 1948, as he approached a suspect choking a woman in an ally called Little Pine Street near Argyle Avenue and Biddle Street (modern-day Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard).
On March 22, 1949, the suspect was convicted of murder and sentenced to death. On December 14, 1950, he killed himself by cutting his throat at the Maryland Penitentiary.
Officer Arnold had served with the Baltimore City Police Department for 27 years. He was survived by three children and 10 grandchildren.