Roy Donivan
1923
Roy A. Donivan.
How He Died
Manner
Homicide
Cause
Gunshot wound
Mechanism
Firearm
What Happened
Trooper Roy Donivan was shot and killed while he and three other plainclothes officers patrolled Saratoga-Albany Road (current-day Route 9) in Wilton, Saratoga County, after a rash of robberies. They were flagged down by a man who, with two other men, attempted to rob them. A gunfight ensued in which Trooper Donivan was fatally wounded. The suspects were apprehended following his murder. One suspect was convicted of manslaughter, and another was acquitted. Trooper Donivan was a United States Army World War I veteran and had been assigned to Troop G.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two sons, his parents, a brother, and four sisters.
Service Record
Also Served
New York State Police
Trooper
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