Police Officer Walter G. Cottle

Walter G. Cottle

Officer Cottle was shot and killed while walking his beat. Officer Cottle had noticed a suspicious person walking around the area. When Officer Cottle stopped him and asked him if he lived in the neighborhood, the suspect produced a handgun and shot Officer Cottle in the face, killing him.

A train bandit shot and killed by Oakland, California, Police a month later was believed to be the killer of Officer Cottle.

Officer Cottle had been a member of the Seattle Police Department for nine years and was survived by his wife.