Baltimore City Police Department, Maryland
End of Watch: Thursday, July 22, 1965
Age: 23
Tour of Duty: 1 year
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: July 22, 1965
Weapon Used: Handgun; .38 caliber
Suspect Info: Died in custody
Police Officer Robert Kuhn was shot and killed while checking on a suspicious vehicle while on foot patrol in the 3100 block of West North Avenue.
The suspect had just murdered his nephew in the vehicle. The man was apprehended approximately three hours later but suffered a fatal heart attack while in custody.
Officer Kuhn had served with the Baltimore Police Department for one year.