PATRICK JOHN O'ROURKE

Officer Rank: Sergeant
Memorial Panel: 49-E: 28
Department: West Bloomfield Township, Michigan, P.D.
End of Watch: September 9, 2012
Cause: SHOT
Age: 39
Years of Service: 13
Description: Sergeant O'Rourke was shot and killed while responding to a call involving shots fired by a suicidal suspect. As the responding officers entered the residence, the suspect opened fire. Sergeant O'Rourke was shot once in the neck. Sergeant O'Rourke was transported to a nearby hospital where he died. The suspect committed suicide after a 20-hour standoff with police.
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