Roll of Honor
Incident
Detective Edward Madden was accidentally shot by a fellow officer during a search for a robbery suspect at 1464 West Olive Avenue. He was searching the second floor of the building when another officer mistook him for the suspect and fired at him from the front door. The officer thought he was firing at the suspect. Detective Madden had served with the Chicago Police Department and was assigned to the Damen Avenue Station Detective Bureau.
Survivors
He is survived by his parents, two sisters, and three brothers.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Madden gave the Chicago Police Department 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Chicago community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Madden.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Detective Edward Madden is one of 10,094 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,586 officers honored here.
In IL, 354 of 1,318 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 26.9% of this state's fallen. That is 4.1 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Chicago Police Department, 107 of 571 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 18.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Edward Madden's cause is highlighted.
How Edward Madden Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Edward Madden is highlighted in Oct.
Incident Location
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