Police Officer Neal R. Courtney
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, Missouri
End of Watch Friday, April 26, 1946
Add to My HeroesNeal R. Courtney
Police Officer Neal Courtney was stabbed to death by a 71-year-old vagrant near a vacant lot in the 1500 block of North Broadway.
Officer Courtney had instructed the man to extinguish a small campfire that the man had set. When the man refused Officer Courtney began to put it out with his foot. The man picked up a lighted stick and struck Officer Courtney in the face. After a short pursuit, a struggle ensued and the suspect produced a small penknife. During the struggle Officer Courtney received numerous stab wounds to his face and neck and his jugular vein was severed. The suspect was apprehended by a watchman who witnessed the incident.
The suspect was found not guilty by reason of insanity and committed to a mental institution.
Officer Courtney was survived by his wife and 6-year-old daughter. His father and brother were also members of the police department.
Bio
- Age 36
- Tour 10 years
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Stabbed
- Weapon Edged weapon; Knife
- Offender Committed to mental hopital
Most Recent Reflection
View all 6 ReflectionsRest in peace Officer Courtney. You were killed thirty-four years to the day my father, a former New York City policeman passed away.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
July 18, 2019
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