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Mounted Patrolman

Carl G. Peterson

Cincinnati Police Department — Cincinnati, OH

Veteran → Felonious

End of Watch May 23, 1908

Age 38

Tour of Duty 9 yrs

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Gender Male

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Incident

Mounted Patrolman Charles Peterson was shot and killed while responding to a fire call at 2161 Queen City Avenue in Cincinnati. An emotionally disturbed man had set fire to an apartment in an attempt to kill himself and then armed himself with a shotgun. A bystander had rushed into the apartment building in an attempt to render aid when he was shot by the subject. Patrolman Peterson arrived at the scene at approximately 1:40 pm and, despite being warned the subject was armed and had already killed the citizen, attempted to enter the building to arrest the man. The subject fatally shot him as he reached the top of the stairs. Patrolman Peterson was a United States Navy Spanish-American War veteran who had served with the Cincinnati Police Department for nine years. He was survived by his wife and three sons. He is buried in Spring Grove Cemetery in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and three sons.

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Mounted Patrolman Peterson gave the Cincinnati Police Department 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the Cincinnati community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Cincinnati Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Cincinnati, Hamilton County, OH

Platform Identity cincpd.hamilton.oh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 23, 1908

Tour of Duty 9 yrs

Age 38

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Shotgun

Military Service

Carl G. Peterson served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.

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The Sacrifice · Felonious

Carl is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,552 remembered there.

34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1908, 129 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 35th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States

Who

Carl was 38. Of the 14,219 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Carl had served 9 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death

Where he stood among them

Age by years of service

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When

May holds 8% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Saturdays: 16.3%.

By month

By day of the week

How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was shotgun, in 7% of these deaths.

Every cause

Weapons recorded