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Police Officer Peter Gauer | Milwaukee Police Department, Wisconsin
Milwaukee Police Department, Wisconsin

Police Officer

Peter Gauer

Milwaukee Police Department, Wisconsin

End of Watch: Saturday, July 3, 1909

Biographical Info

Age:
Tour of Duty: 2 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

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.