Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolmen Henry McDowell and John Powell were shot and killed while attempting to serve a warrant on a man in Garfield Park on Lexington Street near Independence Boulevard. The killer was also shot and killed. Patrolman McDowell served with the Chicago Police Department for ten months and succumbed to his wounds the following day.
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134 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Patrolman McDowell served with the Chicago Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Chicago community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Henry L. McDowell 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. Henry L. McDowell's cause is highlighted.
How Henry L. McDowell Compares
Offender Outcome
Shot and killed
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Henry L. McDowell is highlighted in Sep.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Henry L. McDowell was killed by gun; unknown type.
Incident Location
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