JOHN J GAFFNEY

Officer Rank: Police Officer
Memorial Panel: 49-W: 8
Department: Newark, New Jersey, P.D.
End of Watch: December 7, 1912
Cause: SHOT
Age: Unk
Years of Service: Unk
Description: Officer Gaffney was questioning three suspicious men when they suddenly fled. Officer Gaffney was in pursuit when the men stopped, drew out revolvers and fatally wounded Officer Gaffney in the abdomen and thigh. The men escaped.
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