Detroit Police Department, Michigan
End of Watch: Sunday, May 11, 1930
Age:
Tour of Duty: 4 years
Badge Number: 2090
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: April 28, 1930
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Not available
Officer Clark succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained two days earlier when two men approached his patrol car at the intersection of Hawthorne and Woodland at 2:30 a.m. and opened fire, striking him several times. He was taken to Detroit Receiving Hospital where he died of his wounds two weeks later.
One of the suspects was shot and killed and the other escaped. No motive for the attack was ever determined.
Officer Clark had served with the Detroit Police Department for 4 years.