Policeman Charles Miller, aged 36, was shot and killed on April 8, 1908, while attempting to arrest a burglary suspect at the Pennsylvania Railroad depot in Salem, Ohio. Miller and another officer had gone to the train station to apprehend a member of a gang of four burglars. Upon locating the suspect in one of the passenger cars, Miller placed him under arrest. However, as they disembarked from the train, the suspect pulled a pistol from his pocket and shot Miller twice in the chest at point blank range. The other officer, who was on the opposite side of the train, was unable to assist Miller as the suspect fled on foot. The shooter was never identified.
Miller had served with the Salem Police Department for approximately three years and was survived by his wife, whom he had married only two weeks prior to his death. The incident was a tragic end to Miller's career, and despite the efforts of law enforcement, the case remained unsolved.
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