Bio & Incident Details
Age: 35
Tour: Not available
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Location: District of Columbia
Incident Date: 5/21/1918
Weapon: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect: Shot and wounded
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Deputy Lawrence McParlin and Officer John Conrad, of the Metropolitan Police Department, DC, were shot and killed while attempting to serve a South Carolina murder warrant on a suspect on I Street, NW.
After shooting the two officers the suspect fled to another location where he was confronted by Lieutenant David Dunigan, also of the Metropolitan Police Department. During the ensuing shootout Lieutenant Dunigan was also fatally wounded and the suspect wounded.
The suspect escaped but was recaptured and hanged on
January 22, 1925 in a Washington DC jail. Before execution the suspect claimed to have committed 12 murders.
Related Line of Duty Deaths
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Lieutenant David T. Dunigan |
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Officer John A. Conrad |
