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Walter P Matthys

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Walter P Matthys Veteran

Birth
Death
11 Sep 1964 (aged 21)
Burial
Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA Add to Map
Plot
SECTION J, SITE 1331
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Walter Matthys was a Police Officer in Baltimore, Maryland, for just 3 months, assigned to the Eastern District, and an Army Veteran, died in the line of duty at age 21. He was responding to a disturbance at the intersection of Edythe Street and Central Avenue. As he attempted to talk to one of the men, the man assaulted him and gained control of his Service Weapon. The man shot him once, after he fell, the man continued to shoot at him.
Walter Matthys was a Police Officer in Baltimore, Maryland, for just 3 months, assigned to the Eastern District, and an Army Veteran, died in the line of duty at age 21. He was responding to a disturbance at the intersection of Edythe Street and Central Avenue. As he attempted to talk to one of the men, the man assaulted him and gained control of his Service Weapon. The man shot him once, after he fell, the man continued to shoot at him.

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