Richard J. Roushorn
1954
Richard J. Roushorn.
How He Died
Manner
Homicide
Cause
Gunshot wound
Mechanism
Unknown
What Happened
Sergeant Richard J. Roushorn was shot and killed by a truck driver following a minor traffic accident at E. 63rd Street and S. Park Avenue (modern-day S. Martin Luther King Drive). The Chicago Bureau of Transportation truck driver admitted to grabbing Sergeant Roushorn's revolver from the front seat of his car and firing all six bullets at him. Sergeant Roushorn was struck in the abdomen, liver, and chest. He died six hours later at Woodlawn Hospital. The subject was found guilty of murder and sentenced to 14 years in prison. Sergeant Roushorn was a United States Army Air Corps WWII veteran and had served with the Chicago Police Department for over 18 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, daughter, mother, and sister.
Keepsakes
Service Record
Also Served
Chicago Police Department
Sergeant
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