Bio & Incident Details
Age: Not available
Tour: Not available
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 8/7/1917
Weapon: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect: Never identified
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Patrolman Noah Roll was shot and killed during a labor strike of streetcar workers.
Patrolman Roll, one of the first African-American officers to serve on the department, was among one of many officers working crowd control of the striking workers, when he was shot twice in the head as a streetcar passed by.
The offender was never identified.
