Chicago Police Department, Illinois
End of Watch: Thursday, September 25, 1924
Age:
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: 3850
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: September 25, 1924
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Apprehended
Patrolman David Boitano was shot and killed in an ambush at the intersection of Elm Street and Townsend Street (modern-day Hudson Avenue).
He was in plainclothes while investigating members of the Italian mafia known as the Black Hand Gang. Due to his efforts to arrest members of the gang he had been marked for death.
He was standing on the corner when a member of the gang ran up to him and shot him several times, killing him. On December 22, 1928, the man was apprehended in Los Angeles, California. It was learned that he had also murdered another man six days before murdering Patrolman Boitano.
Patrolman Boitano was survived by his wife.