Portland Police Bureau, Oregon
End of Watch: Friday, July 21, 1916
Age: 39
Tour of Duty: 5 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Struck by streetcar
Date of Incident: July 21, 1916
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Officer John McCarthy was killed when his vehicle was struck by a streetcar at 9 p.m. at the intersection of SE Eighth Avenue and Hawthorne Boulevard.
Officer McCarthy had served with the Portland Police Bureau for five years. He was survived by his fiancee. The couple was to be married 10 days later.