Charles J. Walsh

Baltimore Police Dept. — Baltimore, MD

Accident

End of Watch January 12, 1871

Age 27

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 150

Incident

Police Officer John Walsh was inadvertently shot while when his pistol fell to the ground and discharged while he was walking his beat at the intersection of Baltimore Street and Pearl Street.

The round struck Officer Walsh in the head, killing him instantly.

Officer Walsh was survived by his brother.

Survivors

Officer Walsh was survived by his brother.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

155 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Officer Walsh served with the Baltimore City Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Baltimore community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department Baltimore Police Dept.

Location Baltimore, MD

Platform Identity baltpd.baltimore.md.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 12, 1871

Age 27

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Police Officer Charles J. Walsh 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 MD, 140 of 377 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 37.1% of this state's fallen. That is 6.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Baltimore Police Dept., 52 of 151 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 34.4% of this agency's fallen.

Baltimore Police Dept.

of 151 officers

34.4% Accident

MD — Statewide

140

of 377 officers

37.1% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident