John J. Donovan, a 24-year-old male police officer of Irish ethnicity, tragically lost his life on September 25, 1903, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Officer Donovan was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a robbery suspect on Market Street near 17th. The suspect, identified as Samuel Archer, attempted to flee but was shot and wounded by other officers before being taken into custody.
The incident occurred during Officer Donovan's relatively short tenure with the Philadelphia Polic
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