Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania
End of Watch Thursday, March 13, 1919
Add to My HeroesWalter S. Gideon
Police Officer Walter Gideon succumbed to gunshot wound 10 years earlier when he and another officer engaged in a gunfight with two suspected thieves in an alley near 18th and Berks streets.
Police Officer Gideon served with the Philadelphia Police Department for 10 and a half years,
Bio
- Age 44
- Tour 10 years, 6 months
- Badge 2816
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Incident Date Monday, July 5, 1909
- Weapon Gun; Unknown type
- Offender Not available
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March 13, 2023
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