Daniel Joseph Carton

Chicago Police Department — Chicago, IL

Felonious

End of Watch September 18, 1919

Age 34

Tour of Duty 8 yrs

Badge 3216

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 570

Incident

Patrolman Daniel Carton was assigned to maintain order during a period of civil unrest. After he entered a saloon on West 43rd Street a man shot him. Patrolman Carton returned fire killing the suspect. Patrolman Carton, shot just above his heart, was transported to a hospital where he died six weeks later.

Patrolman Carton served with the Chicago Police Department for eight years.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Carton gave the Chicago Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Chicago community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Carton.

— 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 September 18, 1919

Tour of Duty 8 yrs

Age 34

Badge Number 3216

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Shot and killed

Patrolman Daniel Joseph Carton 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