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U.S. Army · United States 
James Casey
1931
James J. Casey served the U.S. Army.
How He Died
Manner
Homicide
Cause
Gunshot wound
Mechanism
Firearm
What Happened
Patrolman James Casey arrested an offender who displayed a gun to a waitress he was harassing at a cafe at the intersection of 43rd Street and Oakenwald Avenue. The officer confiscated the weapon and began walking the prisoner to a nearby call box. The offender drew a second weapon and shot Patrolman Casey. Patrolman Casey sustained multiple gunshot wounds and died the next day. The suspect, who was an escapee from the Graves County Jail in Mayfield, Kentucky, was convicted of Patrolman Casey's murder. He was paroled in 1960. Patrolman Casey was a United States Army veteran and had served with the Chicago Police Department for 12 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his mother, three brothers, and three sisters.
Service Record
U.S. Army
Also Served
Chicago Police Department
Patrolman
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