In the early hours of a Thursday morning in South Bend, Indiana, Patrolman Samuel Cooper was making his rounds when he spotted a man exiting a closed saloon at 329 South Michigan Street. It was 2:00 a.m. on October 25, 1900, and the officer, a three-year veteran of the South Bend Police Department, moved to apprehend the suspect.
As Patrolman Cooper, age 41, attempted to make the arrest, the man suddenly drew a. 32 caliber handgun and fired, striking the officer in the hip. Despite his in
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