Charles E. Carter, Jr.

Indianapolis Police Dept. — Indianapolis, IN

Felonious

End of Watch May 9, 1927

Age 30

Tour of Duty 2 mo

The Vigil Panel 53 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 58

Incident

Officer Charles Carter succumbed to a gunshot wound suffered two days earlier while responding to a report of an intoxicated man. The 28-year-old suspect opened fire, striking Officer Carter in the chest. The suspect was arrested in a Kentucky mental institution a month later. He was returned to Indiana, adjudged insane, and committed at the state insane asylum. Officer Carter had served with the Indianapolis Police Department for only two months.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Carter served with the Indianapolis Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Indianapolis community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Carter.

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

Agency

Department Indianapolis Police Dept.

Location Indianapolis, IN

Platform Identity ipd.marion.in.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 9, 1927

Tour of Duty 2 mo

Age 30

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Committed to mental hopital

Officer Charles E. Carter, Jr. is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In IN, 311 of 503 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.8% of this state's fallen. That is 7.6 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Indianapolis Police Dept., 38 of 59 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 64.4% of this agency's fallen.

Indianapolis Police Dept.

of 59 officers

64.4% Felonious

IN — Statewide

311

of 503 officers

61.8% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious