Detective John S. Buettner
Cleveland Police Department
Ohio
End of Watch: Tuesday, August 9, 1932

Biographical Info
Age: 44
Tour of Duty: 19 years
Badge Number: 20

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Saturday, August 6, 1932
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Executed

Detective Buettner succumbed to a gunshot wound received three days earlier while he and his partner attempted to question a man fitting the description of a robbery suspect. When the two officers approached the man he suddenly produced a small handgun from his waist band and opened fire, striking Detective Buettner in the stomach. The suspect was eventually apprehended and admitted to the robbery and Detective Buettner's murder. He was sentenced to death for the murder and executed in the electric chair.

Detective Buettner had been with the agency for 19 years and was survived by his wife and two children.