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| Police Officer E. G. Meinke
Houston Police Department
Texas
End of Watch: Thursday, August 23, 1917 Biographical Info
Age: 23
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Thursday, August 23, 1917
Weapon Used: Rifle
Suspect Info: 19 suspects executed Officer Meinke, Officer Ira Raney, Officer Ross Patton, Officer Horace Moody, and Officer Rufus Daniels were all shot and killed during race riots which were sparked by the arrest of several black soldiers assigned to Camp Logan. After being harassed by local law enforcement and citizens a large mob of the soldiers stole rifles and went on a rampage, shooting and killing a total of 16 people throughout the city.
110 of the soldiers were court-martialed after being taken into custody. 19 of them were sentenced to death and executed.
Officer Meinke was survived by his wife, parents, two brothers, and three sisters. Related Line of Duty Deaths | |
