Age: 48
Served: 9½ years
February 18, 1908 to July 7, 1927
INCIDENT
On July 4, 1927, John Rucker, while high on drugs, armed himself with a shotgun and an automatic pistol and was terrorizing the citizens on Kenyon Avenue. He shot two men and frightened a woman to the point of heart failure and death.
Patrolmen Franken, of 1125 Olivia Lane, and Sherman Yarion, both assigned to District Four, responded to 729 Kenyon Avenue at 7:40 p.m. and tried to quiet him. Rucker shot both officers.
Patrolman Franken was hit in the abdomen with shots from the pistol and in the hands with shots from the shotgun. The officers were rushed to the Saint Mary’s Hospital and Rucker was arrested.
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