WILLIAM ROURKE
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Officer Rank: Detective
Memorial Panel: 63-W: 11
Department: Columbus, Ohio, Division of Police
End of Watch: November 24, 1917
Cause: SHOT
Age: Unk
Years of Service: 29
Description: Detective Rourke was shot while attempting to question a suspicious man. The suspect fled the scene but was apprehended. The suspect found guilty of murder and electrocuted.
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