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Incident
Detective Roy Carney was shot and killed by two subjects as he attempted to thwart an armed robbery at 160 E. Marquette Road in Chicago. Two men were sitting at the bar, drew guns, and announced a robbery. One of the gunmen ushered Detective Carney, his wife, and the other patrons into a back room. The first gunman ordered Detective Carney to lie on the floor and moved to search him. Carney began to wrestle with the gunman, who called to the second assailant. The second gunman ran in and fired two shots at Carney. One of the bullets struck him in the left temple. Carney was pronounced dead at St. Bernard's Hospital. Both of the suspects were captured hours later. The suspects were convicted of murder and sentenced to death. After the Illinois Supreme Court reversed and remanded the case, they got a new trial and were sentenced to 199 years. The killer was paroled in 1975. In 1954, Detective Carney was assigned to the robbery detail in the Woodlawn precinct's "little detective bureau." That same year, he assisted in breaking up a gang responsible for some 200 cleaning store robberies. Detective Carney had served with the Chicago Police Department for 11 years. He was survived by his wife and two children. His father, Roy Carney Sr., was a 23-year veteran of the Chicago Police, assigned to the Prairie Avenue Station.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two children.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Carney gave the Chicago Police Department 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the Chicago community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Carney.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Detective Roy A. Carney 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 97,772 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
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When Felonious Deaths Occur
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Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Roy A. Carney was killed by gun.
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