Webster E. Schumann

Baltimore Police Dept. — Baltimore, MD

Felonious

End of Watch June 29, 1926

Age 31

Tour of Duty 5 yrs

Badge 849

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 150

Incident

Police Officer Webster Schumann and Police Clerk Thomas Dillon were shot and killed when they responded to reports of a former mental patient who had shot a man in the neck. When the officers arrived at the scene, at the intersection of Argyle Avenue and Lafayette Avenue, the man began shooting indiscriminately, wounding four citizens and five officers. Officer Schumann was able to return fire and killed the suspect. Officer Schumann died the following day. Clerk Dillon, whose spinal column had been severed, died two weeks later. Officer Schumann had served with the Baltimore Police Department for five years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and daughter.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Schumann gave the Baltimore City Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Baltimore community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Schumann.

— 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 June 29, 1926

Tour of Duty 5 yrs

Age 31

Badge Number 849

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Shot and killed

Police Officer Webster E. Schumann 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 MD, 195 of 377 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 51.7% of this state's fallen. That is 2.5 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At Baltimore Police Dept., 80 of 151 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53% of this agency's fallen.

Baltimore Police Dept.

of 151 officers

53% Felonious

MD — Statewide

195

of 377 officers

51.7% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious