East Orange Police Department, New Jersey
End of Watch Wednesday, December 15, 1915
Add to My HeroesRobert J. Shannon
Detective Robert Shannon and Detective William Mertz, of the Bloomfield Police Department, were shot and killed while they and two other officers attempted to arrest a murder suspect. The other two officers were wounded. Detective Mertz succumbed to his wounds three days after the shooting.
The 57-year-old suspect was apprehended in Newberg, New York on August 27, 1916. Two months later he was convicted of two counts of murder and sentenced to death. His sentence was later commuted to life.
Detective Shannon was survived by his wife and two sons.
Bio
- Age 37
- Tour Not available
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Weapon Shotgun
- Offender Sentence commuted to life
Most Recent Reflection
View all 16 ReflectionsThinking of you today and knowing how painful this was to my grandmother, who was your niece and great grandmother, who was your sister. It’s strange how I live in the same area where this occurred. East Lindsey Ave. Cedar Grove. Christmas that year, 105 years ago, was changed forever for them. - S. LiCalsi, Verona, NJ
S. LiCalsi
Great, great niece
December 15, 2020
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