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Sergeant Terrence Lyons
West Park District Police Department
Illinois

End of Watch: Thursday, May 11, 1922

Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: 11

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Wednesday, May 10, 1922
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Not available

Sgt. Terrence Lyons was assigned to patrol in and around the city parks. While on patrol, Sergeant Lyons observed three suspicious men in an automobile. As Sergeant Lyons confronted the men, he was shot and fatally wounded.

It is believed that the offenders were the same men who murdered Patrolman Thomas Clark, of the Chicago Police Department, 30 minutes earlier.

Related Line of Duty Deaths
Patch image: West Park District Police Department, IllinoisPatrolman Thomas J. Clark
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Wednesday, May 10, 1922
Cause of Death: Gunfire

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