Corwin Lynn McConkey.
Sergeant Corwin McConkey succumbed to gunshot wounds he received on February 24, 1951, during a traffic stop near Cisco, Illinois. While he was examining the man's license, the man suddenly produced a handgun and shot Sergeant McConkey in the abdomen and chest. Although seriously wounded, Sergeant McConkey was able to return fire at the fleeing car. He was taken to John Warner Hospital in Clinton, where he succumbed to his wounds two weeks later. The suspect escaped but committed suicide two days later. Sergeant McConkey was a United States Navy World War II veteran and had served with the Illinois State Police for ten years, assigned to District 10.
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In tribute
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.
Sergeant McConkey gave the Illinois State Police 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Illinois, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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