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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1908
Page
5
In Boston a detective style ambush leaves Patrolman Lynch dead after Foley fires three shots from his revolver. Foley, captured nearby with John Murphy named as an accomplice, allegedly planned the assault in a North End doorway near Summer Street.
Patrolman Doyle describes the gunfight that killed Patrolman Lynch on a Boston street corner. He chased the shooter, disarmed him, and helped secure the scene as Lynch, a 27-year-old sharpshooter and Ninth Regiment veteran, died en route to the hospital. Lynch leaves a grieving family and a storied athletic past with St. Joseph's Association.
The suspect testified he fired not to kill Lynch but to divert the officer's attention and escape. He expressed sorrow over Lynch's death.
A brave young patrolman died at 10 49 p m at Relief Hospital from a bullet wound near the liver after swift transport from the relief station. He spoke of his mother and asked for water as doctors attempted to remove the bullet and save him.
A wounded officer, after regaining brief consciousness, asked a doctor if he would be all right. The doctor replied cautiously that recovery would come in time. The officer smiled at the hopeful note, then uttered a pitiful request and lapsed back into unconsciousness.
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