Roll of Honor
Incident
Chief Harry Magers was shot and killed when he responded to reports of robbery suspects at York and St. Charles roads. Two men were robbing people they came in contact with. The shooter was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison. His accomplice, now 42, was apprehended in Huntington, West Virginia, on May 6, 1937. He was sentenced to one to 14 years for robbery. At the time he entered prison the shooter was also still in prison. Chief Magers had served with the Elmhurst Police Department for one year.
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Chief of Police Magers gave the Elmhurst Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Elmhurst community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Magers.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Chief of Police Harry Frank Magers 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Harry Frank Magers's cause is highlighted.
How Harry Frank Magers Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to life
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Harry Frank Magers is highlighted in Nov.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Harry Frank Magers was killed by gun; unknown type.