Detective Frank Rooney

Frank Rooney

Detective Rooney succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained the previous day when he and several other officers raided a cabin where six gang members who had just robbed a jewelry store on Dodge Street were located. In a resulting gunfight Detective Rooney was mortally wounded and two supects were wounded. Five suspects were taken into custody at the scene. One who escaped was captured several weeks later. Detective Rooney was transported to St. Joseph's Hospital where he died the following day.

All six suspects were charged with Detective Rooney's murder. Two were convicted of second degree murder and sentenced to 20 years in prison. One of them was pardoned by the Governor a year later. The other suspect was paroled November 21, 1928.

Detective Rooney served with the agency for 10 years and was survived by his wife and daughter. He is buried at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Omaha, Nebraska.