U.S. Navy · United States 
Elmer Hunter
1963
Elmer L. Hunter served the U.S. Navy.
How He Died
Manner
Homicide
Cause
Gunshot wound
Mechanism
Firearm
What Happened
Officer Elmer Hunter was shot and killed while escorting a man off of a city bus at Nichols Avenue (modern-day Martin Luther King Jr Avenue) and Alabama Avenue, SE. The two became engaged in a struggle, and the suspect pulled out a .32 caliber handgun and shot him three times. The subject was arrested several hours later. Officer Hunter was a United States Navy veteran and had served with the Metropolitan Police Department for one year.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two children.
Service Record
U.S. Navy
Also Served
Metropolitan Police Department
Officer
Burial Information
Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery
Section
43
Grave
1814
In Our Keeping
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August 2, 2026
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