Police Officer Gerald M. St. Clair, Tulsa Police Department, Oklahoma

Police Officer Gerald M. St. Clair

Tulsa Police Department, Oklahoma

End of Watch Monday, September 2, 1946

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Gerald M. St. Clair

Police Officer Jerry St. Clair succumbed to gunshot wounds received three days earlier in a shootout with a robbery suspect at 1st Street and Harvard Avenue in Tulsa.

During the investigation, Detective Sylvester Cormack and Detective Ben Johnston were shot and killed when they attempted to arrest two men wanted in connection with Officer St. Clair's murder. One of those suspects was apprehended at the scene, and the second was arrested in Idaho.

The suspect who murdered Officer St. Clair was later apprehended in California. He was convicted of first-degree murder and executed in the electric chair on November 17, 1949.

Officer St. Clair had served with the Tulsa Police Department for two years. He was survived by his wife and three children.

Bio

Age 35
Tour 2 years
Badge Not available

Incident Details

Cause Gunfire
Incident Date Saturday, August 31, 1946
Weapon Gun; Unknown type
Offender Executed in 1949

robbery

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Officer St. Clair,
On today, the 75th anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for the citizens of Tulsa. And to your Family and loved ones, I wish to extend my deepest sympathy.

R.I.P.
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