Bio & Incident Details
Age: 24
Tour: 1 year
Badge # 1208
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 1/19/1929
Weapon: Handgun; .45 caliber
Suspect: Not available
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Officer John McAuliffe succumbed to a gunshot wound received two days earlier when he responded to a domestic disturbance call on 34th Street, NW, in Georgetown.
When he arrived, a drunken individual fired four rounds from a .45 caliber handgun out of the window, striking Officer McAuliffe in the chest.
Officer McAuliffe was single and had served with the Metropolitan Police Department for 1 year.




