Metropolitan Police Department, District of Columbia
End of Watch: Monday, January 21, 1929
Age: 24
Tour of Duty: 1 year
Badge Number: 1208
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: January 19, 1929
Weapon Used: Handgun; .45 caliber
Suspect Info: Committed suicide
Officer John McAuliffe succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained two days earlier when he responded to a domestic disturbance at 1213 34th Street, NW, in Georgetown.
When he arrived, a drunken individual fired four rounds from a .45 caliber handgun out of the window, striking Officer McAuliffe in the chest.
The subject then committed suicide.
Officer McAuliffe was single and had served with the Metropolitan Police Department for one year. He was assigned to the Seventh Precinct.