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Chester Hornowski

Case from Mountain Home, AR dated Dec 05, 2017

Victim Details

Chester Hornowski

Male

White / Caucasian

Mountain Home

AR

2017-12-05

71

Chester

Hornowski

07/13/2026

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In the quiet town of Mountain Home, Arkansas, a place that had become a peaceful retreat for many retirees, a dispute shattered the calm and ended the life of a man who had spent his career upholding the law. Chester Hornowski, a 71-year-old male and retired Chicago police officer, was fatally shot on December 5, 2017. Having served over 30 years with the Chicago Police Department and 36 years in the Illinois Army National Guard, Hornowski had relocated to the Ozarks, where he operated a boardin ...
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  • Man found shot to death; suspect tries to run over deputies and slams into police car
  • Suspect arrested in fatal shooting | The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette ...
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