Chicago Police Department, Illinois
End of Watch: Thursday, July 16, 1914
Age: 35
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: 322
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Date of Incident: July 16, 1914
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Detective Sergeant Stanley Birns was assigned to lead a team of officers on a raid on a vice district.
At the same time, a group of city inspectors were in the area. The two groups met and in the chaos, shots were fired. Sergeant Birns suffered a fatal gunshot wound fired by a fellow officer during the confusion. No charges were filed.