DANIEL O'BRIEN

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Officer Rank: Constable
Memorial Panel: 36-E: 30
Department: Abington Twp, Pennsylvania, P.D.
End of Watch: August 8, 1904
Cause: SHOT
Age: 26
Years of Service: Unk
Description: Constable O'Brien was shot in an exchange of gunfire when he came upon a burglary in progress in his barn. Three armed suspects were attempting to steal chickens from the coop. Constable O'Brien called out to his father for assistance and they engaged in a gun battle with the suspects. Constable O'Brien was shot in the chest and died at the scene. His father was also wounded but survived. The suspects were not apprehended.
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