Bio & Incident Details
Age: Not available
Tour: Not available
Badge # 5454
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 5/25/1917
Weapon: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect: Arrested
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Officer Cunningham was shot and killed while attempting to make an arrest in the Inwood section. He was transported to St. Lawrence Hospital where he succumbed to his wounds approximately three weeks later.
The suspect was arrested in New Jersey about six months later. He was a member of the National Guard and had used a weapon stolen from the National Guard Armory to murder Officer Cunningham.
Officer Cunningham was assigned to the 42nd Precinct.
