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John Sack

Case from Peoria, IL dated Oct 01, 1987

Victim Details

John Mullen Sack

Male

White / Caucasian

Peoria

IL

1987-10-01

45

John

Sack

06/29/2026

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Deputy Sheriff John Mullen Sack, a 45-year-old white male, tragically lost his life on October 1, 1987, in Peoria, Illinois. Deputy Sack was serving a warrant on a man for a code violation related to not cutting his grass. The incident occurred at 2102 North University Street. As Deputy Sack exited the residence to wait for the man to retrieve his ATM card to post bail, he was shot in the back. The shooter was subsequently killed in the ensuing standoff with law enforcement.

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