In the line of duty, 38-year-old male Chief of Detectives John 'Jack' Donahue of the Hot Springs Police Department met a tragic end on Christmas Day in 1902. With at least three years of service to his community, his final moments were spent attempting to apprehend a suspect wanted for assaulting a woman with an axe.
As Chief Donahue approached the man on a local street, the situation escalated rapidly. The suspect, unwilling to be taken into custody, drew a revolver and fired at the dete
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