Detroit Police Department, Michigan
End of Watch Saturday, August 20, 1955
Add to My HeroesGeorge Edward Krueger
Police Officer George Krueger was shot and killed while he and four other officers responded to a drunken man with a shotgun call who was threatening to kill his wife.
The shooter, an Indiana construction worker had arrived in Detroit the day before and bought a shotgun, vowing to kill his wife. She had arrived nine days earlier and was living with her sister.
Officer Krueger and four other officers responded to a call of a drunk man with a shotgun at an apartment house at 9268 Olivet Street around 12:10 a.m. The other officers all turned left at the top of the stairs, Officer Krueger was the last of the officers and turned right at the top of the stairs. As he went past the door of the apartment, he was shot in the chest. Offer Krueger was taken to the Detroit Receiving hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. The other officers backed off and shot tear gas into the apartment and when the shooter thrust his head through an upstairs window, the other officers fired, killing him.
Officer Krueger was survived by his wife and three children.
Bio
- Age 28
- Tour 5 years
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Weapon Shotgun
- Offender Shot and killed
Most Recent Reflection
View all 22 ReflectionsAugust 20, 1955 I wasn’t even born yet but learned later that Sixty nine years ago our family was upset by the trajectory of this sad day.
My uncles family was torn in directions inconceivable and their life was changed forever.
Praying that one day we will all reunite and pay homage to his courage.
Laurie Krueger Rozek
August 2024
Laurie Krueger Rozek
Niece
August 10, 2024
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