Buffalo Police Department, New York
End of Watch: Sunday, April 20, 1919
Age:
Tour of Duty: 8 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: April 20, 1919
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Committed suicide
Detective John Dumke was shot and killed while attempting to serve an arrest warrant for larceny.
Three days later the 26-year-old suspect was found in a house near the crime scene, dead from a self inflicted gun shot wound.
Detective Dumke had served with the Buffalo Police Department for eight years and was assigned to Precinct 4. He was survived by his wife and two children.