Officer Down

Police Officer Patrick O'Rourke
West Bloomfield Michigan Police Department
End of Watch: Sunday, September 9, 2012
Age: 39
Tour: 12 years

Police Officer 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 inside of the house.

He and four other officers had responded to the initial call shortly after 10:00 pm. 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. Officer O'Rourke was struck by the gunfire and critically wounded. He was transported to McLaren Hospital where he succumbed to his wounds.

The subject was found dead in the home the following evening following an entry by members of the Special Response Team.

Officer O'Rourke had served with the West Bloomfield Police Department for 12 years. He is survived by his wife and four children.

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