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| Detective William Hulligan
Cleveland Police Department
Ohio
End of Watch: Sunday, February 6, 1887 Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available Incident Details
Cause of Death: Assault
Date of Incident: Thursday, February 3, 1887
Weapon Used: Blunt object
Suspect Info: Caught and hanged Detective Hulligan was killed after being struck on the head with a coupling pin by three suspects attempting to free their gang-member. Detective Hulligan and another officer were extraditing the prisoner from Pittsburgh and were aboard a train when the incident took place. One of the suspects was arrested and hanged for the murder.
On June 27, 1887, one of the gang members who murdered Detective Hulligan shot and mortally wounded Sheriff Charles Lynch, of the Alpena County, Michigan, Sheriff's Department. Sheriff Lynch was shot while attempting to arrest the suspect for Detective Hulligan's murder. The sheriff died from his wounds on August 17, 1887. The suspect was also fatally wounded in the shootout. Related Line of Duty Deaths | |
