California State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics
Duplicate Certificate of Death
Local Registered No. 3222
County of San Francisco
City of San Francisco
No. Ward: Central Emergency Hospital
Full Name: George P. O'Connell
Personal and Statistical Particulars:
Length of Residence:
at place of death: 2 hrs.
In California - (blank) yrs, mos, days
Marital Status: Single
Birthplace: Ireland (San Francisco, California)
Occupation: Retired Police Officer
Name of Father: Charles O'Connell
Birthplace of Father: Ireland
Maiden Name of Mother: Margaret A. Geary (Mary Geary)
Birthplace of Mother: Ireland
Date of Death: Nov 15, 1906 (November 16, 1906)
Cause of Death:
Shock and Hemmorrhage following Gunshot Wound piercing Liver
Homicide
Signed: Coroner Wm. J. Walsh, MD
Nov. 16, 1906
Address: Coroner's Office
Special Information for Hospitals, Institutions, Transients or Recent Residents: 359 Haight Street
Place of Burial or Removal: Holy Cross Cemetery
Date of Burial: Nov. 18, 1906
Undertaker: Carew and English
1618 Geary Street
Filed: Nov 17, 1906 ( D.E. Ragan, MD ? -- name cut in half -- top portion only viewable)
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http://odmp.org/print_officer.php?oid=10086The Officer Down Memorial Page remembers...
Officer George P. O'Connell
San Francisco Police Department, CA
End of Watch: Friday, November 16, 1906
Biographical Info
Age: 49
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Friday, November 16, 1906
Weapon Used: Handgun; Revolver
Suspect Info: One shot and killed, two arrested
Officer O'Connell was shot and killed when three suspect wearing masks tried to rob a saloon he was a patron on. The suspect entered with masks on announced a robbery. Officer O'Connell opened fire, killing one suspect. In the exchange of fire Officer O'Connell was struck. He died two hours later at the hospital. The two other suspects escaped, but were later arrested.
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George's name is carved in marble in the wall at the San Francisco Hall of Justice. His family proudly remembers
his service to the Citizens of San Francisco.
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Items in (parenthesis) above are my comments. Family records show George was born in San Francisco on 2 April 1857 to Charles O'Connell and Mary Geary. 359 Haight Street
was the residence of his brother Charles J. O'Connell and sister-in-law, Katherine A. Noon. George was my Great Grand Uncle.