St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, Missouri
End of Watch Saturday, April 22, 1922
Add to My HeroesMichael O'Connor
Police Officer Michael O'Connor and Police Officer Bernard Mengel were shot and killed while responding to a robbery at 3000 South Broadway.
The two officers and a third officer were guarding money at a Trust Company across the street from a bank. A man ran in and notified the officers the bank was being robbed. As the three officers ran across the street the suspects exited and a shootout erupted in which Officer O'Connor and Officer Mengel were both struck in the head and killed.
The three suspects fled the scene but were all apprehended. Two of the suspects were hanged at the St. Louis City Jail on July 18, 1924.
Bio
- Age Not available
- Tour Not available
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Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Weapon Gun; Unknown type
- Offender Executed in 1924
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