Rosemount Police Department, Minnesota
End of Watch: Tuesday, May 22, 1923
Age: 27
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Date of Incident: May 21, 1923
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Not available
Police Officer John McDermott was accidentally shot and killed by another officer after being mistaken for a suspect.
Another officer had recently received several threats, and the appearance of strangers in the city required investigation. As Officer McDermott ran across a street towards where the suspects were another officer mistook him for a suspect and opened fire, striking him in the head and chest. He was taken to a local hospital where he died the following day.