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August 26, 2013Killed in the line of duty 89 years ago today
SALT LAKE CITY — The Salt Lake City Police Department 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. He victim was directing noontime traffic when he stepped between the truck and a trailer it was towing. He died instantly.
Officer Lund, 61, 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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