San Francisco Police Department, California
End of Watch Thursday, January 1, 1970
Add to My HeroesEric A. Zelms
Officer Eric Zelms was shot and killed while investigating a burglary while on foot patrol at approximately 0200 hours.
He was surprised by two burglars, who attacked him and were able to gain control of his .357 caliber service revolver. The men then shot him with it and attempted to flee.
The subject then encountered two other officers and exchanged shots. One of the men was wounded. Both were apprehended, convicted of the murder, and subsequently sentenced to eight to 10 years.
Officer Zelms was survived by his wife and one child.
Bio
- Age 22
- Tour Not available
- Badge 1348
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Weapon Officer's handgun
- Offender Both sentenced 8 - 10 years
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View all 34 ReflectionsHI, im doing a project on the Zodiac killer and saw that your dad is one off the officers that were working the investigation. My teacher said i need a primary souce so i was wondering if you would like to talk about your dads investiagion on the Zodiac kill.
Alexandra
Student
September 17, 2019
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