Chicago Police Department, Illinois
End of Watch Sunday, August 16, 1970
Add to My HeroesJames Alfano, Jr.
Patrolman James Alfano was shot and killed while investigating a report of a gang fight that was about to take place.
He was driving through an alley between 66th Place and 67th Street near Stony Island Avenue but was blocked by an obstruction in the roadway. As his vehicle was stopped, a sniper opened fire on him, fatally wounding him.
Seven suspects were later taken into custody and charged with Patrolman Alfano's murder, including the shooter. The seven suspects were members of the Black P. Stone Nation Gang, Chicago's largest and most dangerous gang with more than 100,000 members. The shooter was one of the three leaders of the gang. All seven were tried for murder and acquitted.
Patrolman Alfano was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran who had served with the Chicago Police Department for nine years and was assigned to the Gang Investigation Section. He was survived by his wife and two children.
Bio
- Age 30
- Tour 9 years
- Badge 4707
- Military Veteran
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Incident Date Friday, August 14, 1970
- Weapon Gun; Unknown type
- Offender Acquitted
Most Recent Reflection
View all 95 ReflectionsMy hero my dad…today is sad, it is 54 years without you! I still don’t understand why and I feel so angry because your death was so senseless. I was thinking this morning of ALL the things you have missed out on…the list was so long and it stopped when I got to the most recent and that was that you would have become a great grandfather on July 10th to your 6th great grandbaby. I look at my baby grandson with such awe and I whispered to him yesterday that maybe he will be like his Papa Jim and do Karate! Your blood flows in him just like it does in all of your family…I wish you were here with me and John and mom. My heart aches and I wish you could have seen me and John grow up. My wishes are infinite…you are gone dad and you have been gone all but 6 months of my 54 years on Earth. I think about you every day and I miss you and my heart just aches and I don’t think anyone understands me. We talk about you all the time and you will NEVER be forgotten for your ultimate sacrifice!! God Bless you dad and I love you today and always!!!
Jacqueline Alfano Stone
Daughter
August 16, 2024
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