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Patrolman

Edward F. Finegan

Chicago Police Department — Chicago, IL

Veteran → Felonious

End of Watch March 27, 1926

Age 33

Tour of Duty 4 yrs

Badge 3444

The Vigil Panel 50 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 570

Incident

Patrolman Edward F. Finegan was shot and killed while transporting two prisoners whom he had just arrested. The men were riding in the backseat of the patrol car when one of them suddenly pulled out a revolver and shot Patrolman Finegan in the head twice. They threw his body onto the roadway at the intersection of Washtenaw Avenue and Pershing Road before fleeing. He was taken to the hospital, where he died a short time later. The 19-year-old suspect was convicted of murder and hanged at the Cook County Jail on October 29th, 1926. Patrolman Finegan was United States Army WWI veteran and had served with the Chicago Police Department for four years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, mother, and two sisters.

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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.
Patrolman Finegan gave the Chicago Police Department 4 years.
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 March 27, 1926

Tour of Duty 4 yrs

Age 33

Badge Number 3444

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun

Military Service

Edward F. Finegan served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.

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Patrolman Edward F. Finegan is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.

In IL, 842 of 1,318 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.9% of this state's fallen. That is 63.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Chicago Police Department, 396 of 571 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 69.4% of this agency's fallen.

Chicago Police Department

396

of 571 officers

69.4% Felonious

IL — Statewide

842

of 1,318 officers

63.9% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Felonious