Mankato Police Department, Minnesota
End of Watch Friday, January 24, 1913
Add to My HeroesJoseph Budde
Patrolman Joseph Budde was shot and killed in West Allis, Wisconsin, while transporting a prisoner from Mankato to a sanitarium in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The man had been arrested and committed to the sanitarium after threatening the Minnesota governor. They were aboard a Chicago and Northwestern Railroad train passing through West Allis when the man suddenly produced a .38 caliber pistol and shot Patrolman Budde in the head, killing him. The man then committed suicide.
Patrolman Budde was survived by his wife and seven children.
Bio
- Age 45
- Tour Not available
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Location Wisconsin
- Weapon Handgun; .38 caliber
- Offender Committed suicide
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