Detroit Police Department, Michigan
End of Watch Friday, March 21, 1913
Add to My HeroesJames M. Griffin
Probationary Police Officer James Griffin succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained a week earlier while interviewing a man off-duty near the intersection of Jones Street and Grand River Avenue.
Officer Griffin was on his way home when he witnessed a man he thought was acting disorderly in an alleyway. As he was questioning the man he was shot in his stomach by an unknown assailant from behind a wall that bordered a restaurant. Officer Griffin was taken to St. Mary's Hospital where he succumbed to his gunshot wound a week later.
Bio
- Age 28
- Tour Not available
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Incident Date Sunday, March 16, 1913
- Weapon Not available
- Offender Not available
Most Recent Reflection
View all 8 ReflectionsOfficer Griffin,
On today, the 103rd anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for the citizens of Detroit.
R.I.P.
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