Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Eugene Keegan and Lieutenant Edward Murphy were shot and killed at 131 East 35th Street during the arrest of an armed assailant while conducting a murder investigation. The officers went to the apartment of the suspect who had just murdered two employees of a packing plant. Upon arrival, the offender resisted and fired a barrage of bullets. Both Lieutenant Murphy and Patrolman Kegan sustained fatal wounds. The assailant was shot and killed by other officers. Patrolman Keegan was a United States Army WWI veteran and had served with the Chicago Police Department for almost 17 years. He was survived by his father and sister. He is buried at Calvary Cemetery in Evanston, Illinois.
Survivors
He was survived by his father and sister.
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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 Keegan gave the Chicago Police Department 16 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
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Eugene J. Keegan served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.
Patrolman Eugene J. Keegan 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.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Eugene J. Keegan's cause is highlighted.
How Eugene J. Keegan Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Eugene J. Keegan is highlighted in Feb.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Eugene J. Keegan was killed by gun.
Incident Location
Military Service
Eugene J. Keegan served in the United States military before joining law enforcement.
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