Harry W. Schmidt

Milwaukee Police Department — Milwaukee, WI

Felonious

End of Watch April 4, 1925

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 68

Incident

Police Officer Harry Schmidt was shot and killed while preparing to question two auto thieves.

Officer Schmidt was in plainclothes and only 400 feet from the Central Police Station while conducting surveillance on the two suspects. When he began to confront them he was shot and killed.

Officer Schmidt had served with the Milwaukee Police Department for two years.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Schmidt gave the Milwaukee Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Milwaukee community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Schmidt.

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

Agency

Department Milwaukee Police Department

Location Milwaukee, WI

Platform Identity mpd.milwaukee.wi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 4, 1925

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Not available

Police Officer Harry W. Schmidt 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 WI, 159 of 317 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50.2% of this state's fallen. That is 4 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At Milwaukee Police Department, 42 of 69 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.9% of this agency's fallen.

Milwaukee Police Department

of 69 officers

60.9% Felonious

WI — Statewide

159

of 317 officers

50.2% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious