Appointed – June 14, 1956
End of Watch – September 30, 1972
Lieutenant Inno H Suek was shot and killed during a hold-up on September 30, 1972, at Hum’s Liquor Store at 2126 Lyndale Avenue South.
The suspects entered the store around closing time at 10:00 p.m. There were several customers and employees in the store at the time. One of the suspects walked up behind Lieutenant Suek and pointed a pistol at his head, according to witnesses.
Lieutenant Suek attempted to gain possession of the weapon and was shot once in the chest during the struggle.
Lieutenant Suek was pronounced dead at the scene.
Lieutenant Suek was 41 years old and had served in the Minneapolis Police Department for 16 years. He was buried at Fort Snelling National Ceremony. Lieutenant Suek was survived by his wife, Rita (who passed in 2011) and their three sons Peter, Tom and John, and their daughter, Peggy.