Pennsylvania State Police, Pennsylvania
End of Watch: Tuesday, April 27, 1937
Age: 29
Tour of Duty: 8 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: April 22, 1937
Weapon Used: Shotgun
Suspect Info: Shot and killed
Private Joseph Hoffer was succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained five days earlier while he and several other officers attempted to arrest an escapee from the Fayette County Jail.
The subject opened fire on the officers from an upstairs window of a house he was hiding in as the officers approached it. The suspect was killed when the officers returned fire.
Private Hoffer had served with the Pennsylvania State Police for almost eight years. He was survived by his wife.