Sergeant John P. Shine
Chicago Police Department
Illinois

End of Watch: Tuesday, October 10, 1905
Cause: Gunfire

Biographical Info
Age: 38
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: 44

Sergeant John Shine responded to a call of a gunman terrorizing a neighborhood. The gunman killed one woman, wounded two men and ran through the streets brandishing a pistol. The offender then barricaded himself in his apartment. Sgt. Shine went to the apartment and demanded entry. The gunman fired through the door, striking the sergeant. Sgt. Shine died in the hospital two hours later.

The suspect was executed in 1906. Sergeant Shine is survived by his wife and daughter.

 
Photograph: Sergeant John P. Shine

Patch image: Chicago Police Department, Illinois

Visit Sergeant Shine's memorial at www.ODMP.org