Chicago Police Department, Illinois
End of Watch: Sunday, November 20, 1932
Age: 58
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: 3540
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: November 20, 1932
Weapon Used: Handgun; Pistol
Suspect Info: Sentenced to 99 years
Patrolman Patrick Madden was shot and killed and his partner was seriously wounded as they arrested a man who had been shooting his gun in the roadway on Walton Street.
They located the man near the intersection of Walton Street and Hold Street (modern-day Greenview Avenue) and placed him under arrest. The man suddenly produced a pistol and shot both officers.
The 24-year-old suspect was apprehended, convicted of murder, and sentenced to 99 years. He was denied clemency in 1953.