Detective Boevingloh was shot and killed by robbery suspects.

Detective Boevingloh was shot and killed when he and his partner responded to a silent alarm at a jewelry store at  6360 Delmar Avenue, which is in the east end of University City. When the officers arrived Detective Boevingloh called out to the store's owner but received no response. As the detectives proceeded to the back of the store one of the two suspects shot through a door, striking Detective Boevingloh in the chest. The officers returned fire and wounded one of the suspects. Both were arrested and sentenced to life but released after serving only seven years.

Detective Boevingloh was awarded the 'Medal of Valor' posthumously.

Detective Boevingloh had been with the agency for 12 years and was survived by his wife, son and two daughters. Interred: Calvary Cemetery and Mausoleum, Saint Louis, MO.