Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Police Department, Railroad Police
End of Watch: Tuesday, January 30, 1940
Age: 57
Tour of Duty: 16 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Struck by train
Date of Incident: January 30, 1940
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Special Agent John Nafziger was struck and killed by a train in the Santa Fe railroad yards in downtown Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
He told another officer that he was going to check on a train that was expected to arrived at 12:20 am. At about 2:20 am a switch engine foreman found his body on the tracks near the Grand Avenue crossing (modern-day E. Sheridan Avenue).
Special Agent Nafziger had served with the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad Police Department for 16 years. He was a widower.