Roy A. Carney

Chicago Police Department — Chicago, IL

Felonious

End of Watch April 18, 1958

Age 35

Tour of Duty 11 yrs

Badge 7603

The Vigil Panel 93 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 570

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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Tributes

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

Agency

Department Chicago Police Department

Location Chicago, IL

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

Service Record

End of Watch April 18, 1958

Tour of Duty 11 yrs

Age 35

Badge Number 7603

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Paroled in 1975

Detective Roy A. Carney 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