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Special Agent Richard Purcell Horan | United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Government
United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Government

Special Agent

Richard Purcell Horan

United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Government

End of Watch: Thursday, April 18, 1957

Biographical Info

Age: 35
Tour of Duty: 9 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: April 18, 1957
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Committed suicide

Agent Horan was shot and killed by a murder suspect in Suffield, Connecticut. The suspect was holed up in a home. The agents gained access through a hatch in the basement. As Agent Horan climbed the stairs to the floor above the suspect shot and killed him. The suspect then committed suicide.

Agent Horan had been with the agency for nine years.