Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania
End of Watch: Saturday, August 15, 1931
Age: 30
Tour of Duty: 5 years, 4 months
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Date of Incident: August 13, 1931
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Not available
Detective Gahan succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained two days earlier when he was shot by a fellow officer who mistook him for a robber at 4th and Catharine streets in South Philadelphia. Detective Gahan had shot and wounded a suspect and was bending over him when the other officer shot him.