Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer George Fish died from complications of a gunshot wound sustained when he was accidentally struck by a round fired by another officer during a shootout with a suspect at 1900 W. St. Paul Avenue. He and several officers had responded to a robbery-in-progress at a local bar on August 21st, 1970, and were shot at as they arrived on scene. As the officers returned fire, one of the rounds that struck the suspect travelled through the man's body and struck Officer Fish in the chest. Officer Fish was transported to a local hospital where he died on September 22nd, 1970. Officer Fish had served with the Milwaukee Police Department for eight years.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Fish gave the Milwaukee Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Milwaukee community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Fish.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer George Fish 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 WI, 124 of 317 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.1% of this state's fallen. That is 8.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Milwaukee Police Department, 23 of 69 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. George Fish's cause is highlighted.
How George Fish Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. George Fish is highlighted in Sep.
Incident Location
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