Detective Joseph Etriss
Philadelphia Police Department
Pennsylvania
End of Watch: Sunday, March 25, 1928
Cause: Gunfire

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

Detective Etriss was shot to death when he broke into a house in South Philadelphia searching for a man who had beaten Detective Etriss’ wife near 13th and Moore streets. The man who shot him thought he was a robber. Detective Etriss was survived by his his wife and three children.