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Case Description
Hooker, Robt. - Age 35 - Shot to death at 2100 So. State St., by Officers Peter Bernachi and James Coleman, who discovered him in act of breaking a safe in a soft drink parlor, above address. On 2/11/22 the officers were exonerated by the Coroner. 1A Dist.
Circumstances
| Date of offense |
January 20, 1922 |
| Date of death |
January 20, 1922 |
| Time between offense and death |
Immediate - death occurred at the crime scene
|
| Address |
2100 S. State st.
|
| Type of location |
Place of business
|
| Type of business |
Restaurant, food kitchen, other public eating place, hotel public place
|
| Location description |
Soft Drink Parlor
|
| Murder/suicide? |
Yes
|
| Circumstances description |
Victim killed resisting arrest
|
| Total number of victims |
1
|
| Related to Prohibition? |
Yes
|
Victim
| Name |
Hooker, Robt.
|
| Age |
35 years
|
| Gender |
Male
|
| Race |
White
|
| Ethnicity |
English-Anglo
|
| Victim/defendant relationship |
Not related by family
|
Defendant
| Name |
Bernachi, Peter
|
| Gender |
Male
|
| Race |
White
|
| Ethnicity |
Italian
|
| Employed |
Yes
|
| Employment Type |
Employed, professional (incl. police and military)
|
| Occupational skill |
Law Enforcement, Police
|
| Killing while protecting property |
Protecting other property
|
| Defendant/victim relationship |
Stranger
|
Police
| Defendant employed in law enforcement |
Police officer on duty
|
| Precinct |
13
|
| Date defendant arrested |
February 26, 1922 |
| Allegations of police corruption |
No
|
Legal
| Date of coroner's decision |
February 11, 1922 |
| Outcome of coroner's judgement |
Exonerated, Commended
|
| Type of legal decision recorded |
Coroner's verdict only
|
| Allegations of police corruption |
No
|
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