Officer George Woessner
Minneapolis Police Department
Minnesota
End of Watch: Tuesday, June 24, 1919

Biographical Info
Age: 36
Tour of Duty: 7 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident
Date of Incident: Tuesday, June 24, 1919
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Office George Woessner was killed in a motorcycle accident at 22nd Street South and Lake Street, when he swerved to avoid a car driving the wrong way.

He was responding to a call involving a vehicle that drove into a crowd waiting for a streetcar.

Officer Woessner had been a member of the Minneapolis Police Department for seven years and was survived by his wife.