St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, Missouri
End of Watch Tuesday, November 13, 1923
Add to My HeroesJohn Flaherty
Police Officer John Flaherty succumbed to injuries received six weeks earlier when he fell down a flight of stairs at 3969 Ashland Avenue.
He was walking up the stairs to a home on Ashland Avenue while on patrol when he slipped and fell. He suffered a fractured leg in the fall, which resulted in severe medical complications, causing his death.
Officer Flaherty had been with the agency for 32 years.
Bio
- Age 62
- Tour 32 years
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Fall
- Incident Date Thursday, October 4, 1923
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