Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Tyler Timmins was shot and killed while investigating a stolen vehicle in the parking lot of a Speedway gas station at the intersection of Illinois 111 and Chains of Rocks Road at about 8:00 am.
He was approaching the pickup truck when a subject opened fire on him, fatally wounding him. The subject who shot him was arrested by other officers at the scene.
Officer Timmins was taken to a local hospital before being transferred to SSM Health St. Louis University Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. He died a short time later.
Officer Timmins had served with the Pontoon Beach Police Department for 18 months. He had previously served with the Roxana Police Department, Wordon Police Department, and Hartford Police Department for 14 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and stepdaughter.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Timmins gave the Pontoon Beach Police Department 15 years.
Thank you for your service to the Granite City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Timmins.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Tyler Nathaniel Timmins 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. Tyler Nathaniel Timmins's cause is highlighted.
How Tyler Nathaniel Timmins Compares
Offender Outcome
Arrested
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Tyler Nathaniel Timmins is highlighted in Oct.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Tyler Nathaniel Timmins was killed by gun; unknown type.