Railroad Detective Joseph M. Kroskey
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Police Department
Railroad Police
End of Watch: Thursday, February 22, 1912

Biographical Info
Age: 40
Tour of Duty: 1 year
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Thursday, February 22, 1912
Incident Location: Oklahoma
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Not available

Detective Joseph Kroskey was shot and killed in Guthrie, Oklahoma, while assisting city police officers search a train for two armed robbers.

As the city officers arrested one of the suspects Detective Kroskey engaged the second suspect in a running gun battle. He was struck in the neck by one of the shots and killed.

Detective Kroskey had served with the agency for one year.