It was reported by WXYZ.com that Officer O’Rourke was with four fellow West Bloomfield Police Officers who responded to a call of shots fired at a house at 10:10 p.m. Sunday.
A gunshot through a bedroom door killed O’Rourke.
It was fired by 50-year-old Ricky Coley who later took his own life. Coley was going through personal, legal and financial troubles and was being evicted from the family’s house.
A mass for her husband is set for Friday at St. John’s Catholic Church in Fenton.
Amy O’Rourke (widow) Four small children and other family members plan to attend a candlelight vigil set for 7:45 p.m. tonight at the West Bloomfield Police headquarters on Walnut Lake Road.
And a trust fund has been established for the couple’s children under “The Patrick O’Rourke Family Trust” and contributions can be made at any Bank of America branch.
Read more: http://www.wxyz.com/dpp/news/region/oakland_county/officer-patrick-orourkes-wife-speaks-with-7-action-news-about-her-husband#ixzz27hoOqQXk
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