On July 23, 1952, Officer John L. Sullivan interrupted a man who had broken into the officer's home at 4715 English Avenue and was attacking his wife, Mary Sullivan.  Sullivan was returning home from work and was still in uniform.  He shouted for the intruder to come out or he'd go in after him. The attacker answered by firing a shot through a door.  The bullet struck the patrol officer near his police badge, just above the heart.  Although wounded, Sullivan pulled his gun and began firing.  The attacker fled.  The wounded officer staggered to his telephone and called police headquarters.  Within minutes, officers flooded the area.  Officer Sullivan was rushed to General Hospital where he died about 45 minutes after he had been shot.  A wounded Emmet Johns was captured and later recovered from his wounds.   He was sentenced to life in prison.

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