Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Sean Laura was killed when he was struck by a vehicle during a foot chase of a suspect. Officer Laura was struck by a police vehicle from a neighboring jurisdiction at 7:20 pm. He had stopped a car for a traffic offense, and the driver fled on foot. Officer Laura radioed for backup while in a foot pursuit, and other officers from his department, as well as the Harvey Police Department, came to assist. One of the responding patrol cars struck him as he ran into the road from behind a parked car. Officer Laura was pinned underneath the patrol car for several minutes and died a short time later. The suspect was later sentenced to 40 years in prison. Officer Laura had served with the Markham Police Department for two years.
Survivors
He was survived by his mother.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrol Officer Laura gave the Markham Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Markham community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrol Officer Laura.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrol Officer Sean Laura is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In IL, 354 of 1,318 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 26.9% of this state's fallen. That is 4.1 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Sean Laura's cause is highlighted.
How Sean Laura Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Sean Laura is highlighted in Sep.