Daniel Obrien

Death by Force

Constable Daniel O'Brien, age 26, was shot and killed on August 8, 1904, in Abington Township, Pennsylvania. He was a male of Irish ethnicity. O'Brien was off-duty at the time of his death. He was fatally wounded when he interrupted a burglary at his home. O'Brien and his father were investigating noises in their backyard when they encountered at least one intruder inside the chicken coop. During the ensuing confrontation, O'Brien was struck in the chest by a shotgun blast and succumbed to his i ...Read More

Constable Daniel O'Brien