Patrolman Samuel Cooper, aged 41, tragically died on November 1, 1900, after succumbing to an infection from gunshot wounds he sustained on October 21, 1900. Cooper was attempting to arrest an armed robbery suspect at the time of the incident. While on patrol, he observed a suspect exiting a closed saloon at 329 South Michigan Street in South Bend, Indiana. As Cooper tried to apprehend the suspect, the man fired at him, striking him in the hip. Despite being wounded, Cooper returned fire and man
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