JAMES O SEXTON

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Officer Rank: Patrolman
Memorial Panel: 16-E: 7
Department: Chicago, Illinois, P.D.
End of Watch: July 25, 1962
Cause: SHOT
Age: 39
Years of Service: 14
Description: Patrolman Daniel Scanlan asked Patrolman Sexton a question about his revolver. Patrolman Sexton handed it to him. When Patrolman Scanlan handed the pistol back, it discharged striking Patrolman Sexton below the heart. Patrolman Sexton died shortly after arriving at the hospital.
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