Leo W. Karl Busch served in the U.S. Navy.
Officer Leo Busch was shot and killed after he and his partner stopped four suspicious men near Grant Circle, NW, at approximately at 4 am. One of the men opened fire, striking Officer Busch six times and wounding his partner. The three suspects were apprehended and convicted of Officer Busch's murder. All three were executed in the electric chair on June 22, 1928. Officer Busch was a United States WWI Navy veteran and had served with the Metropolitan Police Department for almost two years.
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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Officer Busch gave the Metropolitan Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Washington community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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