Bio & Incident Details
Age: 53
Tour: 6 years
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 9/23/1928
Weapon: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect: Shot and killed
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Patrolman James Roche succumbed to injuries received three weeks earlier in a gunfight with a suspect. Patrolman Roche was attempting to apprehend the suspect in a residence when he was shot five times. He was able to return fire, fatally wounding the suspect. Patrolman Roche was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries three weeks later.
Patrolman Roche had been with the agency for six years and had also been a police officer in Limerick, Ireland, before immigrating to the United States. He was survived by his wife and five children.
