Detroit Police Department, Michigan
End of Watch Monday, November 8, 1920
Add to My HeroesArthur Richard Huhnke
Officer Arthur Huhnke was shot and killed while questioning a suspicious man at 41 Sherman Street (Present Day Garnet Avenue).
When Officer Huhnke asked the man to take his hands out of his pockets, the man produced a handgun and shot Officer Huhnke twice. An off-duty auxiliary officer who witnessed the shooting fired two shots at the suspect but missed.
Officer Huhnke was taken to Receiving Hospital, where he died of his wounds.
The suspect was apprehended three weeks later in Detroit as he tried to get on a train headed to Tennessee. He had escaped from Jackson Prison a year earlier. He was wanted in Pensacola, Florida, for five holdups and the murder of a woman. He was convicted of Officer Huhnke's murder and sentenced to life.
Officer Huhnke had served with the Detroit Police Department for one year. He was survived by his wife and baby child.
Bio
- Age 24
- Tour 1 year
- Badge 261
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Weapon Gun; Unknown type
- Offender Sentenced to life
Most Recent Reflection
View all 8 ReflectionsFWC Class 45 Honored Officer Arthur Richard Huhnke 11-8-2022
FWC Class 45
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
November 8, 2022
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