New Orleans Police Department, Louisiana
End of Watch: Sunday, January 2, 1949
Age: 24
Tour of Duty: 3 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Date of Incident: January 2, 1949
Weapon Used: Officer's handgun
Suspect Info: Not available
Patrolman Charles Johns was accidentally shot and killed in the 5th Precinct Station when another officer's service revolver discharged when he accidentally dropped it on the floor.
Patrolman Johns was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII and served with the New Orleans Police Department for three years.