Springfield Police Department, Illinois
End of Watch: Tuesday, August 7, 1917
Age:
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: August 7, 1917
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Never identified
Patrolman Noah Roll was shot and killed during a labor strike of streetcar workers.
Patrolman Roll was among one of many officers working crowd control of the striking workers when he was shot twice in the head as a streetcar passed by.
The offender was never identified.