Silverton Police Department, Oregon
End of Watch: Saturday, May 2, 1931
Age: 56
Tour of Duty: 2 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: May 2, 1931
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Paroled in 1962
Patrolman Iverson was shot and killed while on patrol. The Silverton mayor starting searching for Patrolman Iverson after a citizen reported hearing a shot and and the officer could not be found. The mayor found his body on a local street at dawn. He had been shot once through the head. Two men were apprehended and charged with his murder.
The shooter was convicted of murder and sentenced to life. He was paroled on August 16, 1962.