Tulsa Police Department, Oklahoma
End of Watch Thursday, April 14, 1949
Add to My HeroesJames S. Peters
Officer Peters was shot and killed while checking a lumber yard on 40th Street. The case has never been solved.
Bio
- Age 76
- Tour Not available
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Weapon Gun; Unknown type
- Offender Never identified
Most Recent Reflection
View all 11 ReflectionsOfficer Peters, though your murder was never caught, I hope and pray he found true justice, if not in this life, then in the next. Your sacrifice and career of so many years have not been forgotten.
God Bless and may you forever rest in peace, Brother.
Ptl. Jim Leahy, Jr.
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April 14, 2024
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