MICHAEL A O'ROURKE

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Officer Rank: Patrolman
Memorial Panel: 24-E: 3
Department: Chicago, Illinois, P.D.
End of Watch: October 24, 1903
Cause: SHOT
Age: Unk
Years of Service: Unk
Description: Officer Michael O'Rourke was shot and killed during an assault investigation. Officer O'Rourke provided an escort to a citizen who was a victim of an assault. As they walked, Officer O'Rourke noticed the offender in an alley. The officer pushed the woman into a doorway and confronted the offender. The man fired a gunshot, striking Officer O'Rourke; He succumbed to his wounds two days later.
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