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| Lieutenant David T. Dunigan
Metropolitan Police Department
District of Columbia
End of Watch: Tuesday, May 21, 1918 Biographical Info
Age: 63
Tour of Duty: 43 years
Badge Number: Not available Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Tuesday, May 21, 1918
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Shot and wounded Lieutenant Dunigan was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a murder suspect who had shot and killed two other officers earlier in the day during another arrest attempt. Officer John Conrad and Deputy Lawrence McParlin, of the Charles County Sheriff's Office, MD, were attempting a South Carolina murder warrant on a suspect on I Street, NW.
The suspect then fled to Carrolsburg Place, SW, where he was confronted by Lieutenant Dunigan. During the ensuing shootout Lieutenant Dunigan was able to shoot and wound the suspect as well.
Lieutenant Dunigan had served with the agency for 43 years and was assigned to the Fourth Precinct. He was a widower and was survived by five adult children. Related Line of Duty Deaths | |
