Patrolman Paul Budich

Paul Budich

Patrolman Paul Budich was shot and killed inside a pool hall in the area of Indiana Harbor then known as ''New Mexico.''

He was shot while rounding up suspects in the shootings earlier that week of three Gary police officers, all of whom recovered. Patrolman Budich was taken to Mercy Hospital where he succombed to his wounds ten days later.

The suspect who killed Patrolman Budich was shot and wounded by police.

Patrolman Budich was survived by his wife and is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery in Hammond, Indiana.