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OFFICER MICHAEL J. RATIKAN |
June 14, 1971 |
| On June 14, 1971, Officers Ratikan and Charles Shelden conducted a traffic stop at 14th and N. Kelly. During routine questioning, the driver broke and ran. Officer Ratikan caught the driver and began struggling with him as the driver's brother emerged from the car and fired a .25 cal automatic pistol. Ratikan was struck and died almost instantly. Shelden returned fire as the occupants fled. The suspect escaped; however he was later captured, convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment. |
