Death Classification: Line of Duty Death
Agency: Chicago Police Department
Served: 12 years, 11 months, 11 days
Unit of Assignment / Detail: 22nd District - Maxwell
District of Incident (Present Day): 001 - Central
Cause of Death: Gunfire - Enemy
Age at Time of Death: 35
Timeline
Date of Birth: 02 Oct 1894
Date of Appointment: 12 Dec 1917
Date of Incident: 23 Nov 1930
End of Watch: 23 Nov 1930
Date of Interment: 26 Nov 1930
Interment Details
Cemetery: Calvary Cemetery - Evanston, Illinois
Grave Location: Lot N7, Block 34, Section S
Interment Disposition: Burial
Memorial Details
Superintendent’s Honored Star Case: Panel # C-2
Gold Star Families Memorial Wall: Panel # 3
Illinois Police Officers Memorial Wall: Panel # 2, Line 28
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Wall: Panel # 24-E: 1
Officer Down Memorial Page: Listed
Service
Military Service: No Military Record Found
Incident & Biographic Details
Patrolman Hubert Joseph Dillon, Star #4957, aged 35 years, was a 12 year, 11 month, 11 day veteran of the Chicago Police Department, assigned to the 22nd District – Maxwell.
On November 23, 1930, at 2:45 p.m., Officer Dillon, a squad leader, and his squad, Patrolmen Patrick F. Gaynor and Robert Irwin, monitored a radio flash message and responded to a fight between two men in a gangway at 632 West O’Brien Street. Carter and another black man, Mayo McCulley of 632 West O’Brien Street, had been fighting and neighbors turned in an alarm. As Officer Dillon was exiting his squad car, he was shot by McKinley Carter of 639 West Maxwell Street. Officers Gaynor and Irwin immediately opened fire fatally wounding Carter. McCulley then moved forward in an attempt to attack the officers with a knife. McCulley was apprehended and placed into custody. Officers Gaynor and Irwin then commandeered a passing auto and transported Officer Dillon to Mother Cabrini Hospital on South Racine Street. Officer Dillon was transported to Mother Cabrini Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival on November 23, 1930.
McCulley, later told police that he had been arguing with Carter after they had been drinking. He acknowledged that neighbors called the police on them. He also stressed the fact that he was unaware that Carter was in possession of a gun. McCulley later committed suicide.
Officer Dillon was laid to rest on November 26, 1930 in Calvary Cemetery, 301 Chicago Avenue, Evanston, Illinois. His grave is located in Lot N7, Block 34, Section S.
Patrolman Hubert Joseph Dillon, born October 2, 1894, received his Probationary Appointment to the Chicago Police Department on December 12, 1917. He earned 6 Credible mentions during his career.
Officer Dillon was survived by his children, mother, two sisters and brother, Michael who had died in April 1930. Since the death of Dillon’s brother, he had been caring for his two nephews and niece.
Incident Recorded under Chicago Police Department homicide file, Case #9861.