Patrolman Robert E. Moran

Robert E. Moran

Patrolman Robert Moran was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man wanted in connection with a jewelry store robbery. He and other officers were searching a house and demanded entry into a locked room. As the door opened the suspect opened fire, striking Patrolman Moran. The suspect was apprehended and positively identified by Patrolman Moran before succumbing to his injuries but later acquitted of the murder.

Patrolman Moran had served with the agency for seven years. He was survived by his wife and is buried at St. Joseph's Cemetery in Cincinnati, Ohio.