Newport News Police Department, Virginia
End of Watch: Friday, September 23, 1921
Age: 33
Tour of Duty: 3 years
Badge Number: 3
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: September 23, 1921
Weapon Used: Officer's handgun
Suspect Info: Sentenced to life
Patrolman Robert DeKorte was shot and killed with his own weapon while attempting to arrest a fugitive at 448 Twenty-Ninth Street.
The subject was found guilty of First Degree Murder and sentenced to life imprisonment.
Patrolman DeKorte was a U.S Navy veteran of WWI and had served with the Newport News Police Department for three years. He was survived by his wife and young son.