Forest Park Police Department, Illinois
End of Watch: Monday, September 30, 1946
Age: 46
Tour of Duty: 20 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: September 30, 1946
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Executed in 1947
Lieutenant Herman Ziebell was shot and killed behind a service station at the intersection of Des Plaines Avenue and Roosevelt Road when he and his partner interrupted a burglary in progress. The two suspects escaped as Lieutenant Ziebell's partner transported him to Oak Park Hospital.
One of the suspects was arrested three weeks later and the other was arrested in New York three months later. Both suspects were convicted of murder. One of the suspects was sentenced to 199 years and the other was sentenced to death. On June 20, 1947, he was executed by electrocution.
Lieutenant Ziebell had served with the Forest Park Police Department for 20 years. He was survived by his wife and son.