Illinois Central Gulf Railroad Police Department, Railroad Police
End of Watch Thursday, December 28, 1972
Add to My HeroesDuane Dean Winkelman
Detective Duane Winkelman was shot and killed while conducting a routine check of a rail yard in East St. Louis, Illinois.
During the check, he and his partner observed a group of men stealing from a boxcar. Detective Winkelman chased one of the subjects through several neighborhood backyards and into the parking lot of a tavern in the Rush City neighborhood. The subject opened fire on him in the parking lot, striking him in the chest with a blast from a shotgun.
Detective Winkelman was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. He had only served with the Illinois Central Gulf Railroad Police Department for one month but had previously served with the Rock Island Railroad Police Department and Kansas City Police Department, Missouri.
Bio
- Age 26
- Tour 1 month
- Badge Not available
- Military Veteran
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Location Illinois
- Weapon Shotgun
- Offender Not available
Most Recent Reflection
View all 12 ReflectionsDet. Winkleman,
On today, the 50th anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice-not just as a Law Enforcement Officer but for our Country as well when you served with the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. And to your Family and loved ones, I wish to extend my deepest sympathy.
R.I.P.
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