Bio & Incident Details
Age: 42
Tour: 22 years
Badge # 115
Cause: Gunfire
Location: Illinois
Incident Date: 4/25/1968
Weapon: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect: Shot and killed
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Sergeant Jack Armstrong was shot and killed while patrolling the company's rail yards at 14th Street and Walnut Avenue in East St. Louis, Illinois, at approximately 2:00 pm.
Sergeant Armstrong was attacked by four men who were on a crime spree following the murder of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Sergeant Armstrong was transported to St. Mary's Hospital after the shooting where he succumbed to his wounds two hours later. The suspects stole Sergeant Armstrong's service weapon and later used it to murder Officer Henry Peeler of the Chicago Police Department.
Sergeant Armstrong had served with the Southern Railroad Police Department for 22 years and was a US Army veteran of World War II. He was survived by his wife, daughter, two sons and late son.
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