Police Officer August E. Labenz

August E. Labenz

Police Officer August Labenz succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained one week earlier while attempting to stop a man who began shooting into a crowd of spectators at the intersection of 9th Street and Market Street.

The spectators were listening to a street preacher when the man opened fire without warning. Officer Labenz, who was patrolling nearby, was shot as he ran toward the subject. Two citizens were also shot.

A group of bystanders began chasing the subject, who then committed suicide.

Officer Labenz had served with the Philadelphia Police Department for three years. He was survived by his wife.