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Incident
Officher Thomas E. Tighe of the 24th Precinct was fatally shot at 2:35 a.m. while making an arrest at Hastings and Leavitt Streets. While on patrol, Officer Tighe located a known offender. While making the arrest, Officer Tighe was shot and critically wounded by one of the offender's friends. One month later, Officer Tighe died as a result of the injuries he sustained. On July 15, 1911, Patrolman Tighe's 22-year-old killer was sentenced to 30 years in the Joliet Penitentiary. On August 17, 1924, he stole a guards car and escaped. He was captured in Chicago on November 30, 1929, and returned to Joliet Penitentiary. He was released on February 2, 1933. He was killed on September 30, 1949, when he was hit by a car while walking on a local street in Evansville, Indiana.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Tighe gave the Chicago Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Chicago community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Tighe.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Thomas E. Tighe 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. Thomas E. Tighe's cause is highlighted.
How Thomas E. Tighe Compares
Offender Outcome
Released from Joliet Penitentiary in 193
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Thomas E. Tighe is highlighted in Mar.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Thomas E. Tighe was killed by gun; unknown type.
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