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Police Officer Wallace J. Muscovich | Oakland Police Department, California
Oakland Police Department, California

Police Officer

Wallace J. Muscovich

Oakland Police Department, California

End of Watch: Sunday, April 23, 1944

Biographical Info

Age: 34
Tour of Duty: 10 months
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: April 16, 1944
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Shot and killed

Police Officer Wallace Muscovich was shot and killed when he attempted to apprehend an armed robbery suspect while off duty.

He observed the suspect shoot a store owner and then flee. He followed the man to a hotel at 472 East Eighth Street and was engaged in a gunfight in the second-floor hallway. He struck the suspect three times and killed him, but not before being fatally wounded himself. He succumbed to his injuries one week after the incident.

Officer Muscovich had been acting as an Emergency Patrolman for 10 months to fill in for an officer who had been called to serve in WWII. He was survived by his wife and 8-year-old daughter.