Detective William Richard Mooney, a 45-year-old white male, was fatally shot on January 2, 1908, in Chicago, Illinois. At the time of the incident, Detective Mooney was investigating a burglary report near the intersection of Sangamon and Van Buren Streets. While taking the report, he noticed three suspicious men and asked the victim to identify them. As the men approached, Mooney directed the tallest of the trio to come closer. When Mooney grabbed the suspect by the sleeve, the other two men fl
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