Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania
End of Watch: Sunday, March 9, 1919
Age: 40
Tour of Duty: 9 months
Badge Number: 3939
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: March 9, 1919
Weapon Used: Officer's handgun
Suspect Info: Not available
Officer Charles Danowitz was accidentally shot and killed by two fellow officers who had mistaken him for a burglar in a dark waiting room of the Tioga Station of the Philadelphia and Reading Railway at 20th and Tioga Streets.
Policeman Danowitz had served with the agency for 9 months. He was survived by his wife and seven children.