Avoca Police Department, Iowa
End of Watch: Sunday, June 20, 1886
Age: 41
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: June 20, 1886
Weapon Used: Shotgun
Suspect Info: Committed suicide
Night Watchman Robert Heller was shot and killed by a man he intended to arrest for wife beating. The suspect opened fire with a shotgun from inside his home as Watchman Heller walked up to his front door. The suspect then shot and killed himself.
Watchman Heller was a Civil War veteran, having served with the 9th Iowa Calvary.