Police Officer Claude C. Smith
End of Watch: Wed, Apr 24th, 1974
Date of Incident: Not Known
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Intentional)
Service Time: 7 years
Age: 28
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and 6-month-old son.
Incident
Officer Claude Smith was shot and killed while assisting a sheriff's deputy search for a wanted man in the Vaughn Housing Project.
During the search, an unrelated man mistook Officer Smith for a child molester believed to be in the area and shot him.
Information obtained from the Officer Down Memorial Page.
Agency
1200 Clark Avenue
St. Louis, Missouri 63103
(314) 231-1212
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