Omaha Police Department, Nebraska
End of Watch: Wednesday, February 10, 1915
Age: 54
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: February 10, 1915
Weapon Used: Handgun; .45 caliber
Suspect Info: Shot and killed
Detective Thomas Ring was shot and killed while assisting two railroad policemen who were investigating thefts from several boxcars.
The officers went to the home of one of the suspects at 411 N 15th Street but were told to leave when they knocked on the door. Detective Ring was shot with a .45 caliber revolver as he attempted to look through a window into the home. Both suspects escaped.
Detective Ring's killer was shot and killed three weeks later in Scribner when he resisted the Dodge County sheriff and four Omaha police officers. His accomplice was arrested weeks later in Kansas City. He was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to one to 10 years. He was paroled 22 months later and deported to Mexico.