Robert Franklin Gushe

Oakland Police Department — Oakland, CA

Felonious Veteran →

End of Watch March 4, 1916

Age 36

Tour of Duty 5 yrs

The Vigil Panel 30 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 53

Incident

Police Officer Robert Gushe was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a robbery suspect. The man had just robbed another man at gunpoint on a city street. Officer Gushe caught up to the subject near Twelfth Street and Clay Street and approached him from behind. He tapped the man on the shoulder and told him he was under arrest. Without turning around, the subject reached around his left side and fired a round which struck Officer Gushe in the heart. The subject was arrested, convicted of Officer Gushe's murder, and sentenced to life at hard labor. He died in Folsom Prison on July 21, 1934. It was believed at the time that Officer Gushe's murderer had also murdered Officer Thomas Deasy, of the San Francisco Police Department, on January 8th, 1916, under similar circumstances. Officer Gushe was a U.S. Army veteran and had served with the San Francisco Police Department for five years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife.

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Police Officer Gushe gave the Oakland Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Oakland community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Oakland Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Oakland, Alameda County, CA

Platform Identity opd.alameda.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 4, 1916

Tour of Duty 5 yrs

Age 36

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun

Military Service

Robert Franklin Gushe served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.

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Police Officer Robert Franklin Gushe is one of 17,559 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 53.9% of all 32,587 officers honored here.

In CA, 974 of 1,837 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53% of this state's fallen. That is 0.9 percentage points below the national rate of 53.9%.

At Oakland Police Department, 37 of 54 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 68.5% of this agency's fallen.

Oakland Police Department

of 54 officers

68.5% Felonious

CA — Statewide

974

of 1,837 officers

53% Felonious

Nationwide

17,559

of 32,587 officers

53.9% Felonious