Police Officer Michael O'Connor

End of Watch: Sat, Apr 22nd, 1922

Date of Incident: Sat, Apr 22nd, 1922

Cause of Death: Gunfire (Intentional)

Service Time: 19 years

Age: 44

Survivors

His wife and two children

Incident

Officer O'Connor and Officer Bernard Mengel were shot and killed while responding to a robbery on South Broadway. The two officers and a third officer were guarding money at a Trust Company across the street from a bank. A man ran in and notified the officers the bank was being robbed. As the three officers ran across the street the suspects exited and a shootout erupted in which Officer O'Connor and Officer Mengel were both struck in the head and killed.

Information obtained from the Officer Down Memorial Page.