Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Harry Schmidt was shot and killed while preparing to question two auto thieves.
Officer Schmidt was in plainclothes and only 400 feet from the Central Police Station while conducting surveillance on the two suspects. When he began to confront them he was shot and killed.
Officer Schmidt had served with the Milwaukee Police Department for two years.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Schmidt gave the Milwaukee Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Milwaukee community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Schmidt.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Harry W. Schmidt 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 WI, 159 of 317 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50.2% of this state's fallen. That is 50.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Milwaukee Police Department, 42 of 69 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Harry W. Schmidt's cause is highlighted.
How Harry W. Schmidt Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Harry W. Schmidt is highlighted in Apr.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Harry W. Schmidt was killed by gun.
Incident Location
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