Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Patrick O'Rourke was shot and killed while making entry into a home on Forest Edge Lane after responding to a domestic dispute and reports of shots fired from inside the house.
Sergeant O'Rourke and four other officers responded to the initial call shortly after 10:00 p.m. Several family members who had been in the home had exited it prior to the arrival of the officers and informed them that the man inside may have committed suicide.
The officers entered the home and made their way to a bedroom. Before entering the bedroom they called out the subject's name but were met with gunfire through the bedroom door. Sergeant O'Rourke was struck by the gunfire and critically wounded. He was transported to McLaren Hospital where he succumbed to his wounds.
After a standoff of nearly 20 hours and after exchanging hundreds of rounds of gunfire with members of several local agencies, the subject was found dead from a single, self-inflicted gunshot in the home the following evening after an entry by members of the Special Response Team.
Sergeant O'Rourke had served with the West Bloomfield Police Department for 12 years and was posthumously promoted to the rank of sergeant.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, four children, parents, and three brothers.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant O'Rourke gave the West Bloomfield Police Department 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the West Bloomfield community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant O'Rourke.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Patrick John O'Rourke is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In MI, 426 of 718 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 59.3% of this state's fallen. That is 5.1 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Patrick John O'Rourke's cause is highlighted.
How Patrick John O'Rourke Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Patrick John O'Rourke is highlighted in Sep.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.