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Merchant Policeman Ambrose Donahue | Leavenworth Police Department, Kansas
Leavenworth Police Department, Kansas

Merchant Policeman

Ambrose Donahue

Leavenworth Police Department, Kansas

End of Watch: Saturday, July 2, 1910

Biographical Info

Age: 38
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: July 2, 1910
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Not available

Merchant Policeman Ambrose Donahue was shot and killed as he and three other officers while attempting to arrest a tramp who was trespassing in a boxcar.

The officers encountered a suspicious man in a boxcar while investigating earlier gunshots reported in the area. The man opened fire as he fled the scene, fatally wounding Policeman Donahue. The subject escaped over the Terminal Bridge.