Bio & Incident Details
Age: 37
Tour: 12 years
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 11/28/1924
Weapon: Shotgun
Suspect: Not available
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Patrolman Flynn succumbed to gunshot wounds received ten years earlier when he and his Captain were ambushed by a gunman hidden behind a factory wall at 2200 hours. Despite being wounded by the shotgun blast himself, Patrolman Flynn carried the mortally wounded Captain Albert Youmans to a call box one block away. Captain Youmans was transported to a local hospital where succumbed to his wounds several hours later. Patrolman Flynn recovered slightly from his wounds and was able to return to light police duty before taking a turn for the worse.
The prime suspect was later shot and killed in a shootout with Patrolman Frank Quinlivan on September 15, 1925. Patrolman Quinlivan was also killed in the shootout.
Prior to killing Patrolman Quinlivan, the suspect was also the prime suspect in the murder of Sergeant Thomas Oates, of the Troy Police Department.
Patrolman Flynn had been with the agency for 12 years and was survived by his mother, two sisters, two brothers, and stepbrother.
Related Line of Duty Deaths
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Patrolman Frank A. Quinlivan |
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Sergeant Thomas P. Oates |
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Captain Albert L. Youmans |
