United States of America
U.S. Army · United States 
Timothy O'Brien
1893
Timothy O'Brien served the U.S. Army.
How He Died
Manner
Homicide
Cause
Gunshot wound
Mechanism
Firearm
What Happened
Location: Iowa
Weapon: Officer's handgun
Offender: Apprehended
Night Policeman Tim O'Brien was shot and killed by two tramps he attempted to arrest when they jumped from a freight train as it stopped in Mason City, Iowa.
One of the subjects managed to grab Policeman O'Brien's revolver and shot him. Both men were apprehended.
Policeman O'Brien was a Union Army veteran of the Civil War.
Weapon: Officer's handgun
Offender: Apprehended
Night Policeman Tim O'Brien was shot and killed by two tramps he attempted to arrest when they jumped from a freight train as it stopped in Mason City, Iowa.
One of the subjects managed to grab Policeman O'Brien's revolver and shot him. Both men were apprehended.
Policeman O'Brien was a Union Army veteran of the Civil War.
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Service Record
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Also Served
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Police Department
Night Policeman
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