Patrick John Orourke

In the quiet community of West Bloomfield, Michigan, a domestic dispute shattered the late evening peace on September 9, 2012, leading to the tragic death of a dedicated police officer. Patrick John O'Rourke, a 39-year-old officer with the West Bloomfield Police Department, responded to a call on Forest Edge Lane where a man was reported to have fired a shot inside his home. It was a situation that seemed volatile from the outset, with family members outside the residence expressing fear that th ...