Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Richard J. Roushorn was shot and killed by a truck driver following a minor traffic accident at E. 63rd Street and S. Park Avenue (modern-day S. Martin Luther King Drive). The Chicago Bureau of Transportation truck driver admitted to grabbing Sergeant Roushorn's revolver from the front seat of his car and firing all six bullets at him. Sergeant Roushorn was struck in the abdomen, liver, and chest. He died six hours later at Woodlawn Hospital. The subject was found guilty of murder and sentenced to 14 years in prison. Sergeant Roushorn was a United States Army Air Corps WWII veteran and had served with the Chicago Police Department for over 18 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, daughter, mother, 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.
Sergeant Roushorn gave the Chicago Police Department 18 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
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Richard J. Roushorn served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.
Sergeant Richard J. Roushorn is one of 17,559 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 53.9% of all 32,586 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 10 percentage points above the national rate of 53.9%.
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. Richard J. Roushorn's cause is highlighted.
How Richard J. Roushorn Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Richard J. Roushorn is highlighted in Sep.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Richard J. Roushorn was killed by officer's weapon.
Incident Location
Military Service
Richard J. Roushorn served in the United States military before joining law enforcement.
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