In the summer of 1904, Patrolman John Dolan of the Louisville Division of Police, a 33-year-old man, responded to a disturbance at a bar located at the intersection of Mellwood Avenue and Story Avenue. While attempting to break up a fight between two brothers who owned the establishment, one of the men produced a pistol and shot Patrolman Dolan. The other officer who was present at the scene immediately responded and fatally shot the assailant.
Patrolman Dolan was struck by the gunfire an
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