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George Schrameyer
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Police Officer

George Schrameyer

St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department — St. Louis, MO
Felonious
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End of Watch April 16, 1932
Age 50
Tour of Duty 24 yrs
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Gender Male
Incident Service The Sacrifice Memorials 1 Keepsakes Department 175

Incident

Police Officer George Schrameyer was shot and killed after responding to the scene of a shooting involving an off-duty officer. The off-duty officer had heard gunshots in the alley behind his house on Aldine Avenue, near Sarah Street, and went to investigate. As he investigated a man shot and wounded him. Officer Schrameyer and several other officers responded to the scene and as they exited their patrol cars the man opened fire, fatally wounding Officer Schrameyer and wounding two other officers. The man was finally apprehended after being shot six times. He was returned to a sanatorium from which he had escaped from four previous times.

Survivors

Officer Schrameyer had been with the agency for 24 years and was survived by his wife and four children.

In Our Keeping

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24 years. You could have gone home.
Police Officer Schrameyer gave the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department 24 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the St. Louis community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Schrameyer.

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

Agency

Department St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department
Type Police Department
Location St. Louis, City of Saint Louis, MO
Platform Identity stlopd.saintlouis.mo.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 16, 1932
Tour of Duty 24 yrs
Age 50
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

George is one of 15,741 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.2% of the 27,543 remembered there.

33,910 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1932, 210 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 8th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

George was 50. Of the 14,215 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. George had served 24 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
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When

April holds 8.4% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Saturdays: 16.3%.

By month
By day of the week
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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.2% of all 27,543 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was gun, in 22.8% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, George among them.

Across the years
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Where

Police Officer George Schrameyer

St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department · End of Watch April 16, 1932

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 10-E

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