Officer Oscar Christensen - South Bend Police Dept. - IN - True Life Hero

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Oscar Christensen
- May. 11, 1886 -

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Resided:	IN, USA
Born:	Unk
Fallen:	May. 11, 1886
Race/Sex:	Caucasian Male
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Dept:	South Bend Police Dept. - IN 701 W Sample St South Bend, IN 46601 USA (574)235-9201
County:	St. Joseph
Dept. Type:	Municipal/Police
Hero's Rank:	Officer
Sworn Date:	Unk
FBI Class:	Accident - Police
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Bio: Not Available

Fatal Incident Summary

Offender:	No Info
Location:	IN USA Tue. May. 11, 1886
Summary:	Officer Oscar Christensen was accidentally shot and killed by a railroad detective. Officer Christensen was investigating vandalism in the railroad yards at the time. There had been reports of many hobos in the yards and it was thought that one of them was responsible for the killing. Several months after the killing, the railroad detective came forward and admitted his mistake.
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Last Updated: May. 29, 2019


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