Bio & Incident Details
Age: Not available
Tour: Not available
Badge # 2700
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 2/10/1911
Weapon: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect: 30 year sentence in Joliet Penitentiary
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Officher Thomas E. Tighe of the 24th Precinct was fatally shot at 2:35 a.m. while making an arrest at Hastings and Leavitt Streets.
While on patrol, Officer Tighe located a known offender. While making the arrest, Officer Tighe was attacked by a group of the offender's friends. During the struggle, a gunshot was fired, striking Officer Tighe and resulting from a critical wound. One month later, Officer Tighe died as a result of the injuries he sustained.
On July 15, 1911, Patrolman Tighe's killer was sentenced to 30 years in the Joliet Penitentiary.
