Supporters Offer Thoughts, Prayers for Fallen West Bloomfield Officer
Patrick O'Rourke, a Fenton resident, was among a handful of officers who were shot at in an 'ambush' style attack Sunday night, police say.
West Bloomfield Police Officer Patrick O'Rourke, 39, was killed Monday in the line of duty.
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Patrick O'Rourke, a 12-year veteran of the West Bloomfield Police Department, was shot and killed by a man who barricaded himself in a home on the township's west side Sunday night, police confirmed.
O'Rourke, 39, who was married and a father of four that lived in the Fenton area, was among a handful of officers who responded to the 4000 block of Forest Edge for a report of shots fired at about 10 p.m., Lt. Tim Diamond said.
Charles Moore
9:46 am on Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Why haven't they posted the shooters picture??