Chicago Police Department, Illinois
End of Watch Tuesday, August 12, 1902
Add to My HeroesTimothy T. Devine
Officer Timothy Devine and Officer Charles Pennell were ambushed by gunfire when they were following two burglary suspects. Officer Devine returned fire, wounding one of the fleeing assailants.
Both Officer Timothy Devine and Officer Charles Pennell were mortally wounded in the attack.
There were six arrests after the murders. Another assailant who escaped was arrested after murdering Constable Harry F. Bierer in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, on July 9, 1903. That killer confessed to the murder of the Chicago officers before being hung in Pennsylvania on February 11, 1904.
Bio
- Age Not available
- Tour Not available
- Badge 1814
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Weapon Gun; Unknown type
- Offender Executed in 1904
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