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Police Officer Gregory A. Hauser | Chicago Police Department, Illinois
Chicago Police Department, Illinois

Police Officer

Gregory A. Hauser

Chicago Police Department, Illinois

End of Watch: Sunday, May 13, 1990

Biographical Info

Age: 43
Tour of Duty: 20 years
Badge Number: 14680

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: May 13, 1990
Weapon Used: Officer's handgun
Suspect Info: Sentenced to life

Officer Gregory Hauser and Police Officer Raymond Kilroy were shot and killed when they responded to a domestic disturbance between a woman and her grandson at 2158 North Nordica Avenue.

As they talked to the grandson in a garage he suddenly grabbed one of the officers' weapons. The man then fired several shots, striking both Officer Hauser and Officer Kilroy.

The suspect was apprehended and sentenced to life.

The officers were partners until the end, having joined the Department together twenty years earlier. Officer Hauser is survived by his wife and three children.