Officer Oscar W. Christensen

Photo of Officer Oscar W. Christensen
End of Watch: Tue, May 11th, 1897
Date of Incident: Tue, May 11th, 1897
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental)
Service Time: Not Known
Age: Not Known

Incident

Officer Oscar Christensen was accidentally shot and killed by a railroad detective. Officer Christensen was investigating vandalism in the railroad yards at the time. There had been reports of many hobos in the yards and it was thought that one of them was responsible for the killing. Several months after the killing, the railroad detective came forward and admitted his mistake.

Information obtained from the Officer Down Memorial Page.

Agency

South Bend Police Department Patch
701 West Sample Street
South Bend, Indiana 46601
(574) 235-5941

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