Roll of Honor
Incident
Detective Sergeant John Nagle and Police Officer Anthony Perri were shot and killed while responding to a silent alarm at the Northlake Bank. When they arrived on the scene they were met with automatic gunfire from three men and were both fatally wounded. Two other officers were wounded, one seriously. An off-duty officer who happened to be nearby shot and seriously wounded one of the suspects. The other two suspects escaped, but were captured the next day at a cottage at Fox Lake, 12 miles southeast of LaPorte, Indiana. One of the suspects had used the cottage for a hideout after committing a bank robbery 11 years earlier. All three suspects were convicted of two counts of first-degree murder and sentenced to 199 years in prison. Two of the subjects had recently been released from prison for bank robbery, one having served 10½ years and the other six years. In 1999, one offender died while serving his sentence. A second offender died in prison in 2011. The third and final offender died in prison in 2012 after numerous parole rejections. Detective Sergeant Nagle had served with the Northlake Police Department for six years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, three sons, ages four, seven and nine, and parents.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Sergeant Nagle gave the Northlake Police Department 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Northlake community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Sergeant Nagle.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Detective Sergeant John J. Nagle, Jr. 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 Northlake Police Department, 2 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John J. Nagle, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How John J. Nagle, Jr. Compares
Offender Outcome
Died in prison
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. John J. Nagle, Jr. is highlighted in Oct.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. John J. Nagle, Jr. was killed by rifle; automatic.
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