Patrick M. O'Brien
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Patrolman

Patrick M. O'Brien

Chicago Police Department — Chicago, IL
Felonious
End of Watch August 3, 1881
Age 32
Tour of Duty 5 yrs 7 mo
Badge 188
Gender Male

Incident

Officer Patrick O'Brien succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained two days earlier when he and another officer was seriously wounded as they assisted in the arrest of a man who shot at a citizen. The shooter barricaded himself inside his home at 42 Rebecca Street. After Officer O'Brien demanded entry, the assailant opened fire with a revolver through a crack in the door, wounding both officers. Officer O'Brien died two days later. Other officers returned fire seriously wounding the suspect. The 19-year-old suspect was convicted of murder and sentenced to life. Officer O'Brien served with the Chicago Police Department for five and a half years.

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145 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Patrolman O'Brien gave the Chicago Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Chicago community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Chicago, Cook County, IL
Platform Identity cpd.cook.il.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 3, 1881
Tour of Duty 5 yrs 7 mo
Age 32
Badge Number 188
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Handgun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Patrick is one of 15,742 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,102 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1881, 55 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 134th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Patrick was 32. Of the 14,219 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Patrick had served 5.6 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
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When

August holds 8.9% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Wednesdays: 12.9%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was handgun, in 23.4% of these deaths.

Every cause
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His people

Chicago Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, Patrick among them.

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Where

Patrolman Patrick M. O'Brien

Chicago Police Department · End of Watch August 3, 1881

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 30-E

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