Night Policeman Timothy O'Brien, Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Police Department, Railroad Police

Night Policeman Timothy O'Brien

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Police Department, Railroad Police

End of Watch Monday, October 2, 1893

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Timothy O'Brien

Night Policeman Tim O'Brien was shot and killed by two tramps he attempted to arrest when they jumped from a freight train as it stopped in Mason City, Iowa.

One of the subjects managed to grab Policeman O'Brien's revolver and shot him. Both men were apprehended.

Policeman O'Brien was a Union Army veteran of the Civil War.

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Incident Details

Cause Gunfire
Location Iowa
Weapon Officer's handgun
Offender Apprehended

trespasser

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Officer O’Brien,
On today, the 130th anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice-not just as a Law Enforcement Officer but for our Country as well when you served with the Union Army during the Civil War. And to your Family and loved ones, I wish to extend my deepest sympathy.

R.I.P.
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October 2, 2023