Headstone of Eugene Keegan

Eugene Keegan

1928

Eugene J. Keegan.

How He Died
Manner Homicide
Cause Gunshot wound
Mechanism Firearm
What Happened
Patrolman Eugene Keegan and Lieutenant Edward Murphy were shot and killed at 131 East 35th Street during the arrest of an armed assailant while conducting a murder investigation. The officers went to the apartment of the suspect who had just murdered two employees of a packing plant. Upon arrival, the offender resisted and fired a barrage of bullets. Both Lieutenant Murphy and Patrolman Kegan sustained fatal wounds. The assailant was shot and killed by other officers. Patrolman Keegan was a United States Army WWI veteran and had served with the Chicago Police Department for almost 17 years. He was survived by his father and sister. He is buried at Calvary Cemetery in Evanston, Illinois.
Survivors
He was survived by his father and sister.
Photograph of Eugene Keegan
Photograph of Eugene Keegan
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Also Served
Chicago Police Department
Patrolman
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