Patrick E. O'Malley

Chicago Police Department — Chicago, IL

Felonious

End of Watch August 30, 1938

Age 32

Badge 1346

The Vigil Panel 75 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 570

Incident

Patrolman Patrick O'Malley was shot and mortally wounded during an armed robbery at 2405 N. Clark Street while off duty. Patrolman O'Malley observed four armed offenders enter a lounge on North Clark Street and announce a robbery. In a gunfight that resulted, Patrolman O'Malley was hit three times, but was able to kill one suspect and wound another. The other two suspects escaped. Patrolman O'Malley succumbed to his wounds nine days later. The other two suspects were eventually apprehended, convicted of Patrolman O'Malley's murder, and sentenced to prison. One was released on March 8th, 1960, when he was granted a new trial. The district attorney said there was not enough evidence to prosecute him. The shooter was executed in 1940.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman O'Malley served with the Chicago Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Chicago community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman O'Malley.

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

Agency

Department Chicago Police Department

Location Chicago, IL

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

Service Record

End of Watch August 30, 1938

Age 32

Badge Number 1346

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender One shot and killed, one executed

Patrolman Patrick E. O'Malley is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 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 9.7 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

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

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious