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Police Officer Louis Joachim | Faribault Police Department, Minnesota
Faribault Police Department, Minnesota

Police Officer

Louis Joachim

Faribault Police Department, Minnesota

End of Watch: Monday, May 6, 1895

Biographical Info

Age: 51
Tour of Duty: 5 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Animal related
Date of Incident: March 5, 1895
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Police Officer Louis Joachim died from rabies after being bitten by a rabid dog two months earlier.

He was attempting to subdue the dog when he was bit.

Officer Joachim had served with the Faribault Police Department for five years. He was survived by his wife and five children.