In Memoriam: Marshal Andrew H. Burt (1883)
August 25, 2012
Motor School
August 28, 2012
In Memoriam: Marshal Andrew H. Burt (1883)
August 25, 2012
Motor School
August 28, 2012

Killed in the Line of Duty 88 Years Ago Today

August 25, 2012 — The Salt Lake City Police Department today remembers the loss of one its own: Officer Gustave “Gus” Lund, killed in the line of duty August 25, 1924.

Officer Lund died after being struck by a truck in the intersection of 1100 East and 2100 South.  The 61-year-old victim was directing noontime traffic when he stepped between the truck and a trailer it was towing. He died instantly.

Officer Lund was married and the father of nine children. He is buried in the Salt Lake City Cemetery.

To learn more about our Fallen Officers, please visit the slcpd.com/newsroom/fallen.

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