Bio & Incident Details
Age: Not available
Tour: Not available
Badge # 4514
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 9/7/1977
Weapon: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect: Sentence reduced to life
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Officer James Koumoundouros, while working security at a chicago bank, observed an armed assailant walk in. The gunman immediately pointed his weapon at Officer Koumoundouros. While discreetly pushing the alarm button, Officer Koumoundouros calmly talked to the gunman. He drew his revolver and shot the robber. However, the gunman returned fire, mortally wounding Officer Koumoundouros.
The gunman was convicted and sentenced to death. The governor at the time, George Ryan commuted his sentence, along with those of all 164 other inmates on death row, to life in prison on January 20, 2003.
