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| Patrolman Charles Houser
Springfield Police Department
Missouri
End of Watch: Saturday, January 2, 1932 Biographical Info
Age: 28
Tour of Duty: 2 years
Badge Number: Not available Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Saturday, January 2, 1932
Weapon Used: Rifle
Suspect Info: Committed suicide Patrolman Charles Houser was shot and killed as he took position outside the farmhouse of two suspects. Patrolman Houser had been employed with the Springfield Police Department for two years, and was survived by his wife and brother.
Two brothers considered local petty burglars killed a total of seven Law Enforcement Officers. After they killed Town Marshal Mark Noe on June 2, 1929, a massive manhunt began for the suspects. The two suspects were located at the family farmhouse on January 2, 1932. They had come to town to visit their mother for the Christmas holiday. A raiding party of eleven officers was formed to arrest the two brothers. As the officers surrounded the farmhouse gunfire erupted and in the end six officers lay dead.
The suspects escaped, and fled to Texas. They were located there by Houston Police and as police moved in the two suspects committed suicide. Related Line of Duty Deaths | |
