Miami Beach Police Department, Florida
End of Watch: Saturday, February 25, 1984
Age: 42
Tour of Duty: 3 years
Badge Number: 34
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: February 23, 1984
Weapon Used: Handgun; .38 caliber
Suspect Info: Committed
Police Officer Donald Kramer was shot and killed while pursuing a homeless man thought to be drunk.
He was on patrol when a homeless man spotted him and began to run. Officer Kramer chased him and caught him in an alley behind 662 Washington Avenue. The man suddenly swung around and shot Officer Kramer in the head, then twice more after he fell to the ground. The suspect was later arrested and charged with murder.
The man was found incompetent to stand trial and committed in a maximum security psychiatric hospital.