Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Ernest Cassidy was shot and killed while escorting a savings and loan employee carrying bank deposits at 8:50 p.m. As they approached the front of the bank at 9117 South Commercial Avenue, five armed subjects pulled up in an automobile and began firing. Officer Cassidy was unable to draw his weapon before he was struck in his chest and died at the scene. The savings and loan employee was also fatally wounded. The bandits fled with seven thousand dollars. The suspects were never apprehended. Patrolman Cassidy was a United States Army WWI veteran and had served with the Chicago Police Department for nine months.
Survivors
He was survived by his parents, three brothers, and a 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.
Patrolman Cassidy served with the Chicago Police Department.
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
Ernest H. Cassidy served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Patrolman Ernest H. Cassidy 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.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ernest H. Cassidy's cause is highlighted.
How Ernest H. Cassidy Compares
Offender Outcome
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When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Ernest H. Cassidy is highlighted in Apr.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Ernest H. Cassidy was killed by gun; unknown type.
Incident Location
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