Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Joseph Budde was shot and killed in West Allis, Wisconsin while transporting a prisoner from Mankato to a sanitarium in Milwaukee.
The man had been arrested and committed to the sanitarium after threatening the Minnesota governor. They were aboard a Chicago and Northwestern Railroad train passing through West Allis when the man suddenly produced a .38 caliber pistol and shot Patrolman Budde in the head, killing him. The man then committed suicide.
Patrolman Budde had served with the Mankato Police Department for five years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and seven children.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Budde gave the Mankato Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Mankato community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Budde.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Joseph Budde 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Joseph Budde's cause is highlighted.
How Joseph Budde Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Joseph Budde is highlighted in Jan.
Weapons Used Against Officers
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