Carl Peterson Jr.

Baltimore Police Department — Baltimore, MD

Felonious

End of Watch June 12, 1971

Age 46

Tour of Duty 20 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 150

Incident

Police Officer Carl Peterson was shot and killed as he was using a call box at the corner of West Lexington Street and Greene Street. A man attacked him, took his revolver, and shot him in the head. The suspect was arrested a short time later and told officers that he did not know why he shot Officer Peterson. Officer Peterson had served with the Baltimore City Police Department for 20 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and stepdaughter.

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Tributes

20 years. You could have gone home.
Police Officer Peterson gave the Baltimore City Police Department 20 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Baltimore community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Peterson.

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

Agency

Department Baltimore Police Department

Type Other

Location Baltimore, MD

Platform Identity baltpd.baltimore.md.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 12, 1971

Tour of Duty 20 yrs

Age 46

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Officer's handgun

Police Officer Carl Peterson Jr. 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 MD, 195 of 377 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 51.7% of this state's fallen. That is 51.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Baltimore Police Department, 80 of 151 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53% of this agency's fallen.

Baltimore Police Department

of 151 officers

53% Felonious

MD — Statewide

195

of 377 officers

51.7% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Felonious