JOHN C BURKE
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Officer Rank: Patrolman
Memorial Panel: 9-E: 16
Department: Chicago, Illinois, P.D.
End of Watch: December 16, 1915
Cause: SHOT
Age: 27
Years of Service: Unk
Description: Patrolman Burke was shot in the chest as he attempted to question a robbery suspect. The suspect was arrested. Patrolman Burke's partner, Patrolman James Mitchell, was also killed in the line of duty one month prior (panel 21-W:7).
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