Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania
End of Watch: Thursday, October 15, 1953
Age: 27
Tour of Duty: 2 months
Badge Number: 51
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Date of Incident: October 15, 1953
Weapon Used: Officer's handgun
Suspect Info: Not available
Officer Auter was killed when he was hit by a bullet from his service revolver when it fell from its holster at 18th Street and Ridge Avenue. He and another officer were investigating a numbers-writing operation at the time.
Officer Auter was a U.S Army veteran of WWII.