Johnny Martin

Johnny L. Martin, a 31-year-old male police officer with the Chicago Police Department, was tragically shot and killed on June 28, 1990. Officer Martin was off-duty at the time, having served with the department for four years. He was fatally wounded in an ambush while speaking with a neighbor who had caught a man breaking into vehicles. The suspect, known to area residents as a frequent car thief, returned to the scene on a bicycle, armed with a .32 caliber handgun. He shot Officer Martin in th ...

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