Officer Walter O. Womeldorf

Officer Walter O. Womeldorf | Columbus Division of Police, Ohio
Columbus Division of Police, Ohio
Officer Walter O. Womeldorf

Columbus Division of Police, Ohio

End of Watch Friday, May 29, 1925

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Walter O. Womeldorf

Officer Womeldorf was accidentally shot and killed by a fellow officer during a gunfight with bootleggers.

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Incident Details

  • Cause Gunfire (Inadvertent)

friendly fire

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NEVER FORGET! On behalf of the Ohio Attorneys General Bureau of Criminal Identification & Investigation, we honor the dedicated service and ultimate sacrifice of Officer Walter O. Womeldorf of the Columbus Division of Police, Ohio and the additional 70 American Peace Officers who have paid the ultimate sacrifice on this date in history.

Superintendent Joe Morbitzer
Ohio Attorney General, Bureau of Criminal Investigation

May 29, 2023

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