Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Leo Grant was shot and killed while attempting to arrest three convicted murderers who had escaped from the Will County Jail in Joliet. The three convicts forced a cab driver to drive them to Chicago where they were intercepted at the intersection of 98th Street and Ewing Avenue and were forced to the curb by Patrolman Grant and two other officers. In a resulting gunfight, Patrolman Grant was killed and another officer and the cab driver were seriously wounded. One of the suspects was mortally wounded, one was captured, and the other suspect escaped. The three suspects along with three other murderers were in the Will County Jail awaiting their execution for having killed Deputy Warden Peter N. Klein of the Illinois Department of Corrections on May 5th, 1926. The suspect who was captured after Patrolman Grant was killed was hanged for murdering Warden Klein on July 15th, 1927. Patrolman Grant was a United States Army WWI veteran and had served with the Chicago Police Department for over four years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and son.
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- July 23, 2026
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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 Grant gave the Chicago Police Department 4 years.
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
Leo Grant served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Patrolman Leo Grant 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. Leo Grant's cause is highlighted.
How Leo Grant Compares
Offender Outcome
Executed
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Leo Grant is highlighted in Mar.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Leo Grant was killed by gun; unknown type.
Incident Location
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