Chief of Detectives John Donahue

John Donahue

Chief of Detectives John Donahue was shot and killed by a man he attempted to arrest for assaulting a woman with an axe.

As Detective Donahue approached the man on a local street, the man drew a revolver and shot Detective Donahue in the head, killing him instantly.

As the man attempted to escape a 16-year-old boy shot him in the face with a shotgun. As he lay in the street writhing in pain he shot himself in the head, killing himself.