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Police Officer James J. Carmody | St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, Missouri
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, Missouri

Police Officer

James J. Carmody

St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, Missouri

End of Watch: Thursday, May 31, 1934

Biographical Info

Age: 50
Tour of Duty: 27 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Struck by streetcar
Date of Incident: May 31, 1934
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Police Officer James Carmody was struck and killed by a streetcar at Oakland Avenue and Kingshighway Boulevard after taking a young girl to the hospital.

He accidentally stepped in front of the streetcar as it approached.

Officer Carmody had been with his agency for 27 years.