Pennsylvania State Police, Pennsylvania
End of Watch: Friday, October 17, 1924
Age: 35
Tour of Duty: 14 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Date of Incident: October 17, 1924
Weapon Used: Officer's handgun
Suspect Info: Not available
Sergeant Edwin Haas accidentally shot and killed himself while attempting to dislodge a jammed cartridge from his .38 caliber service pistol at Troop B in Wyoming Borough, Pennsylvania.
The round discharged and struck him in the head, killing him.
Sergeant Haas was a U.S Navy veteran and had served with the Pennsylvania State Police for 14 years. He was survived by his wife and daughter.