JOHN T DOWNEY
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Officer Rank: Private
Memorial Panel: 40-W: 14
Department: Pennsylvania State Police
End of Watch: August 22, 1927
Cause: SHOT
Age: 31
Years of Service: 3
Description: Private Downey was shot at point-blank range in the chest while he and fellow officers attempted to disperse a protest mob. Private Downey died at the scene. His assailant was not apprehended.
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