Bio & Incident Details
Age: Not available
Tour: Not available
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 6/30/1919
Weapon: Handgun; Revolver
Suspect: Shot and wounded
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Patrolman Anthony Weiland was shot and killed by a man he had ejected from a dance hall earlier in the evening.
After being ejected the man went home and obtained a revolver. He returned to the location, at the intersection of Burr Oak and Winchester avenues, and opened fire on Patrolman Weiland.
Patrolman Weiland and a 7-year-old boy were shot and killed by the suspect. Before dying, Patrolman Weiland shot and wounded his suspect.
