Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Jimmie Haynes was shot by a sniper as he stood in the parking lot of the Robert Taylor Homes public housing complex. He was walking to his patrol car behind 4525 South Federal Street when he was shot. He was transported to Mercy Hospital and Nursing Center where he died of his wound the next day.
Survivors
Officer Haynes was survived by his wife, daughter, son, mother, and two brothers.
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- August 2, 2026
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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.
Officer Haynes served with the Chicago Housing Authority Police Department.
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
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Jimmie Lamar Haynes served in the U.S. Army (1968â1989) before joining law enforcement.
Officer Jimmie Lamar Haynes 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jimmie Lamar Haynes's cause is highlighted.
How Jimmie Lamar Haynes Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Jimmie Lamar Haynes is highlighted in Aug.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Jimmie Lamar Haynes was killed by rifle.
Incident Location
Military Service
Jimmie Lamar Haynes served in the U.S. Army (1968–1989) before joining law enforcement.
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