Milwaukee Police Department, Wisconsin
End of Watch: Saturday, July 3, 1909
Age:
Tour of Duty: 2 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Electrocuted
Date of Incident: July 3, 1909
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Officer Gauer was electrocuted to death while attempting to remove a live wire from a sidewalk. A milkman found his body later in the morning.
Officer Gauer had been with the agency for two years.