Patrolman Walter Chapman

Patrolman Walter Chapman | Cleveland Division of Police, Ohio
Cleveland Division of Police, Ohio
Patrolman Walter Chapman

Cleveland Division of Police, Ohio

End of Watch Tuesday, August 22, 1911

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Walter Chapman

Patrolman Chapman was shot and killed while protecting garment workers from strikers.

While patrolling in Dacutur Alley, he was ambushed and shot through the back, killing him instantly. The shooter was never identified.

Patrolman Chapman had been with the Cleveland Division of Police for 25 years. He was survived by his wife.

Bio

  • Age 58
  • Tour 25 years
  • Badge Not available

Incident Details

  • Cause Gunfire
  • Weapon Handgun; .38 caliber
  • Offender Case never solved

ambush, strike

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As part of the Greater Cleveland Police Officers Memorial Society, each year during Police Week we place grave markers at the top of the tombstones of Officers who have been killed in the line of duty. We do this in an effort to keep our promise to "Never Forget."

I was assigned this Officer during Police Week 2023.

Once the grave marker was placed, I placed a US Flag and a Great Cleveland Police Officers Memorial Society Flag in the marker, took a moment of silence, and then said a prayer.

After Police Week, I went back to retrieve the marker and flags and secured them for next years Police Week. A penny was placed upon his tombstone.

Sergeant Todd James Vogler
US Dept. Of Veterans Affairs

May 22, 2023

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