Bio & Incident Details
Age: Not available
Tour: 23 years
Badge # 13034
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 4/3/1986
Weapon: Rifle
Suspect: Deceased
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Officer Richard Clark responded to a call of a "man with a gun."
An armed offender had taken his landlord hostage following a dispute. Officer Clark was shot and killed by the suspect as he arrived on the scene. The suspect was sentenced to death but later died while on death row.
Officer Clark was survived by his wife, daughter, and son. His son later became a Chicago police officer.
