Officer Charles A. Ware
End of Watch: Wed, Apr 28th, 1897
Date of Incident: Wed, Apr 28th, 1897
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Intentional)
Service Time: 2 years
Age: 34
Survivors
His wife and 5 year old son
Incident
Officer Charles Ware was shot and killed after responding to a disturbance at a saloon near Georgia and East streets.
The suspect was arrested a short time later and sentenced to life in prison. He escaped in 1899, but was recaptured. He was paroled in 1917 despite his life sentence.
Agency
The Indianapolis Police Department has been disbanded and absorbed by the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.
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