| Patrolman John Huebner Chicago Police Department Illinois End of Watch: Saturday, February 4, 1882 Biographical Info Age: Not available Tour of Duty: Not available Badge Number: 490 Incident Details Cause of Death: Gunfire Date of Incident: Saturday, February 4, 1882 Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type Suspect Info: Executed in 1882 While walking his beat, Officer John Huebner responded to a pursuit of two armed burglars. Officer Huebner ran to an intersection and confronted the burglars. As Officer Huebner struggled with one burglar, the other fired several shots at close range. Officer Huebner died as a result of the wounds he suffered.
The suspect was arrested eleven days later. He was convicted of murder and later executed by hanging. |