Patrolman George E. Duggan

George E. Duggan

Patrolman George Duggan was shot and killed in an unprovoked attack while on traffic patrol on Albany Post Road and Harriman Road in Irvington.

He had just pulled his motorcycle off the road and was standing next to it around 4:15 p.m. when a man walked up to him and shot him in the head without warning. Several witnesses attempted to chase the man, who then started shooting at them as well.

The suspect then went on a crime spree, robbing a store, carjacking a limousine driver, and was killed several days later in a shootout with Harrisburg, Pa., police while attempting to rob a clerk at the Dauphin Hotel.

Patrolman Duggan had served with the Irvington Police Department for four years. Survivors include his wife, 6-year-old daughter, and 5-year old son.