WILLIAM GALLAGHER
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Officer Rank: Patrolman
Memorial Panel: 35-E: 12
Department: Chicago, Illinois, P.D.
End of Watch: September 25, 1929
Cause: SHOT
Age: 41
Years of Service: Unk
Description: Patrolman Gallagher and Patrolman Jesse Hults were shot as they responded to a call regarding a kidnapping. As the officers approached the residence, they were met with a hail of gunfire. Patrolman Gallagher died at the scene. Patrolman Hults was transported to the hospital and died of his injuries the next day. Patrolman Stewart McCutcheon was also wounded but survived. Fourteen suspects were arrested.
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