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Police Officer

James E. Doyle

Chicago Police Department — Chicago, IL

Veteran → Felonious

End of Watch February 5, 1982

Age 34

Tour of Duty 1 yrs

Badge 9093

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Gender Male

Incident Media Service The Sacrifice Military Memorials 1 Also Remembered Department 570

Incident

Police Officer James E. Doyle was shot to death aboard a South Side CTA bus. The shooting occurred after Officer Doyle and his partner were approached by an individual who stated he had been robbed and that the suspect was now on a nearby bus at 79th Street and Lafayette Avenue. The officers boarded the bus and were in the process of removing the suspect for questioning when he shot Officer Doyle in the head. The man turned and fired at the second officer but missed. The second officer returned fire, striking the assailant and preventing his escape. The killer was convicted of murder and sentenced to death. On January 10th, 2003, the governor at the time, George Ryan, commuted his sentence, along with those of all 164 other inmates on death row, to life in prison. Officer James Doyle was a United States Marine Corps Vietnam War veteran and had served with the Chicago Police Department for one year.

Survivors

He is survived by his mother, sister, nephew, and fiancé.

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Police Officer Doyle gave the Chicago Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Chicago community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Chicago Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Chicago, Cook County, IL

Platform Identity cpd.cook.il.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 5, 1982

Tour of Duty 1 yrs

Age 34

Badge Number 9093

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun

Military Service

James E. Doyle served in the U.S. Marine Corps before joining law enforcement.

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The Sacrifice · Felonious

James is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,552 remembered there.

34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

Compare against

Time

In 1982, 122 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 42nd heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States

Who

James was 34. Of the 14,219 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. James had served 1 year; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death

Where he stood among them

Age by years of service

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When

February holds 7.4% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Fridays: 14.3%.

By month

By day of the week

How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was gun, in 22.8% of these deaths.

Every cause

Weapons recorded