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| Sheriff Charles L. Lynch Alpena County Sheriff's Department Michigan End of Watch: Wednesday, August 17, 1887 Biographical Info Age: Not available Tour of Duty: Not available Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Gunfire Date of Incident: Monday, June 27, 1887 Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type Suspect Info: Shot and killed Sheriff Lynch succumbed to gunshot wound sustained almost two months earlier when he was shot by a suspect who was wanted for the murder of Detective William Hulligan, of the Cleveland, Ohio, Police Department, February 6, 1877. The suspect was also mortally wounded in the shootout. Related Line of Duty Deaths |  |