Roll of Honor
Nicholas F. Beckman
Incident
Officer Nicholas Beckman and Officer John Looney were electrocuted while attempting to use call boxes on their beats. Earlier in the evening a power line consisting of 3200 volts had crossed onto the police call box circuit at Eight and Carr Street. The crossing of the wires caused the current to go through the call boxes. Officer Michael Burke died of his injuries 14 months later. Thirteen other officers were also injured in the incident. Officer Beckman had served with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department for one year.
Survivors
He was survived by his mother.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Police Officer Beckman gave the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the St. Louis community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Beckman.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Nicholas F. Beckman is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In MO, 237 of 813 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.2% of this state's fallen. That is 1.8 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, 56 of 176 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Nicholas F. Beckman's cause is highlighted.
How Nicholas F. Beckman Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Nicholas F. Beckman is highlighted in Sep.
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