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Photograph: Patrolman John Quinn

Patch image: Chicago Police Department, Illinois






Patrolman John Quinn
Chicago Police Department
Illinois

End of Watch: Sunday, November 22, 1903

Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: 2797

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Sunday, November 22, 1903
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Executed in 1904

Officer John Quinn was shot and killed when an offender resited arrest.

Officer Quinn was assigned to investigate several armed robberies and murders being perpetratd by known offenders. Officer Quinn was fatally wounded while the offender resisted arrest.

After Patrolman Quinn's killer was arrested, he snitched on his fellow gang members. When officers went to arrest them they became involved in a shootout and several other officers, including Patrolman Joseph Driscoll, were wounded. Patrolman Driscoll died of his wounds three days after being shot. The three suspects involved in Patrolman Driscoll's murder were apprehended later that day.

Patrolman Quinn's killer was hung on April 22, 1904.

Related Line of Duty Deaths
Patch image: Chicago Police Department, IllinoisPatrolman Joseph D. Driscoll
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Tuesday, December 1, 1903
Cause of Death: Gunfire

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