Patrolman William Patrick O'Malley
East Chicago Police Department
Indiana
End of Watch: Monday, January 15, 1934
Cause: Gunfire

Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Patrolman William O'Malley was shot and killed while responding to a bank robbery at the First National Bank. The robbery was being committed by members of The Dillinger Gang.

Led by John Dillinger, the Dillinger Gang was a notorious group of mid-west bank robbers. Associates of the gang were responsible for the fatal shootings of 13 law enforcement officers in 1933 and 1934.

Two infamous members of the gang, John Dillinger and Baby Face Nelson, were shot and killed by law enforcement officers in separate incidents.

The other gang members were either murdered by criminals, shot and killed by law enforcement officers, executed for their crimes, or sentenced to time in prison.