Bio & Incident Details
Age: 41
Tour: Not available
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 5/29/1935
Weapon: Shotgun
Suspect: Not available
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Chief O'Reilly was shot and killed by a suspect he had arrested the pervious day for impersonating a Texas Ranger. On the previous day Chief O'Reilly disarmed a local preacher who was representing himself as a Texas Ranger. When Chief O'Reilly confirmed that the preacher was not a sworn peace officer, he arrested him and brought him before the county attorney who released the preacher without any charges. The suspect was upset that Chief O'Reilly had taken his weapons and on the following day drove by and shot him in the head with a shotgun.
Chief O'Reilly was survived by his wife and child.
