Chicago Police Department, Illinois
End of Watch Saturday, August 7, 1993
Add to My HeroesGerald Leo Wright
Police Officer Gerald L. Wright was shot and killed on his way home from his shift.
At about 11:30 p.m., at 934 West 79th Street, Officer Wright stopped into a store to visit the owners. When he went out to talk to a man standing outside the store, shots rang out from across the street in front of 942 W. 79th Street.
Two gang members, including one 16-year-old, opened fire in retaliation for a previous shooting in the area.
Officer Wright was shot in the back. He was transported to Christ Hospital and Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he died during surgery at 3:18 a.m. Saturday morning.
Officer Wright had served with the Chicago Police Department for 20 years. He is survived by his son and two daughters.
Bio
- Age 46
- Tour 20 years
- Badge 3845
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Weapon Handgun; Tech-9
- Offender Arrested and charged
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