Police Officer Hubert Gerald "Hugh" Greer, Tulsa Police Department, Oklahoma

Police Officer Hubert Gerald "Hugh" Greer

Tulsa Police Department, Oklahoma

End of Watch Friday, April 27, 1962

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Hubert Gerald "Hugh" Greer

Officer Hugh Greer was shot and killed with his own weapon as he and his partner struggled with two burglary suspects caught breaking into a grocery store at 17th Street and South Boston Avenue in Tulsa.

The suspect who shot Officer Greer shot his partner in the mouth. He managed to return fire, hitting the shooter in the chest.

Both suspects, 21 and 23, were charged with murder. The shooter was convicted of Officer Greer's murder and sentenced to life in prison on October 11, 1962. He was denied parole in 1979.

Officer Greer was a United States Army Air Corps World War II veteran and had been with the Tulsa Police Department for ten years. He was survived by his wife, son, and two daughters.

Bio

Age 37
Tour 10 years
Badge Not available
Military Veteran

Incident Details

Cause Gunfire
Weapon Officer's handgun
Offender Sentenced to life

burglary

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I worked evenings at the bank where a sign-out log was kept. Three evenings per week I'd sign out at your desk when my bank work was finished. On occasions when my wife would pick me up, you were always kind to my small daughters, even flirting with the 2-year-old, who loved it. Wife said you got laughs from both our girls.

Then the shock when wife woke me early with the Tulsa World story of the tragedy. At first I simply refused to believe the news. You were a hero to those of us who worked nights at the bank. You were the soul of kindness to all civilians who knew you.

R.I.P Officer Greer!

Civilian who worked at the same facility
First National Bank, Tulsa.

April 26, 2025