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Night Officer

Albert Winkelmann

New Ulm Police Department — New Ulm, MN

Felonious

End of Watch July 5, 1895

Age 32

Tour of Duty 1 yrs

The Vigil Panel 13 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 2

Incident

Officer Albert Winkelmann was shot and killed from ambush while making his nightly rounds. He was shot once in the neck.

A local veterinarian who held a grudge against Officer Winklemann was charged with his murder but later acquitted. His murder remains officially unsolved.

Officer Winkelmann had served with the agency for less than one year.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two children.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated: August 2, 2026

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Tributes

131 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Night Officer Winkelmann gave the New Ulm Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the New Ulm community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department New Ulm Police Department

Type Police Department

Location New Ulm, Brown County, MN

Platform Identity nupd.brown.mn.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 5, 1895

Tour of Duty 1 yrs

Age 32

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Gunfire

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Night Officer Albert Winkelmann is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In MN, 173 of 293 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 59% of this state's fallen. That is 59 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At New Ulm Police Department, 1 of 3 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.

New Ulm Police Department

of 3 officers

33.3% Felonious

MN — Statewide

173

of 293 officers

59% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Albert Winkelmann's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

1 (0%)

Accident

1 (0%)

Illness

1 (0%)

Cardiac

1 (0%)

Undetermined

1 (0%)

Suicide

1 (0%)

How Albert Winkelmann Compares

Age at Death

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

Years of Service

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 8.4 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Albert Winkelmann is highlighted in Jul.

Jan

1,392

Feb

1,295

Mar

1,373

Apr

1,516

May

1,504

Jun

1,442

Jul

1,587

Aug

1,517

Sep

1,491

Oct

1,371

Nov

1,447

Dec

1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Albert Winkelmann was killed by gun; unknown type.

Handgun

3,684

Gun

3,592

Gun; Unknown type

1,492

Shotgun

1,109

Rifle

935

Officer's handgun

909

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