St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, Missouri
End of Watch Sunday, January 31, 1915
Add to My HeroesEdward G. J. Spilcker
Police Officer Edward Spilcker succumbed to wounds suffered three weeks earlier when he attempted to arrest two robbery suspects at Lucas Street and 11th Street.
As he searched one of the suspects the other shot him with a .32 caliber automatic pistol. The two suspects were apprehended in Illinois, returned to St. Louis, and identified by Officer Spilcker before his death. Both were sentenced to 99 years.
Officer Spilcker had been with the agency for four years and was survived by his wife and two children.
Bio
- Age 31
- Tour 4 years
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Incident Date Sunday, January 10, 1915
- Weapon Handgun; .32 caliber
- Offender Sentenced to 99 years
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