Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Claude Fisher was shot and killed as he thwarted an armed robbery while off duty. He was sitting at the bar in O'Riley’s Tavern at 4622 S. Western Avenue when he observed several suspicious subjects walk by the front of the tavern. A few seconds later the front door opened and three men walked in, one armed with a shotgun and another with a revolver, announcing a hold-up. Sergeant Fisher and the two armed offenders fired simultaneously. Sergeant Fisher was fatally shot during the gun battle and had apparently wounded one of the offenders. The offender fled the scene. The subject was arrested the following day for an unrelated assault. Confronted with the evidence of Sergeant Fisher's murder, the man confessed and gave the names of the other offenders. The three defendants, 18, 19, and 23, were indicted by the Grand Jury on April 27th, 1966, for murder and two counts of robbery. One defendant entered a plea of guilty. On October 17th, 1966, the three were sentenced to the Illinois State Penitentiary. The leader of the group was sentenced to 100 to 150 years. The other two men were sentenced to 50 to 100 years. Sergeant Fisher had served with the Chicago Police Department for 11 years and was assigned to the Prairie District. His wife and five children survive him.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Fisher gave the Chicago Police Department 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the Chicago community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Fisher.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Sergeant Claude M. Fisher 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 32,587 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. Claude M. Fisher's cause is highlighted.
How Claude M. Fisher Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Claude M. Fisher is highlighted in Apr.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Claude M. Fisher was killed by shotgun.
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