Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania
End of Watch: Tuesday, September 24, 1912
Age: 40
Tour of Duty: 19 years, 6 months
Badge Number: 2950
Cause of Death: Electrocuted
Date of Incident: September 24, 1912
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Policeman George Freeman was electrocuted while attempting to use a police call box at the corner of 52nd Street and Girard Avenue, in West Philadelphia.
The telephone line connecting the call boxes became electrically charged. Several other officers were also shocked while trying to use the call boxes, but Policeman Freeman was the only one to be killed as a result.