Patrol Specialist Lee Richard Seward, Sr., 43, was shot and killed while on duty in Chicago on December 30, 1987. Seward and his partner, Patrolman Patricia Cosgrove responded about 9:48 p.m. to a noise disturbance at 4126 1/2 North Sheridan Road; this was their second visit to the address that day. They encountered 24-year-old John Rogers on a second-floor landing. Rogers became uncooperative and resisted; during a struggle he freed himself from handcuffs, grabbed Seward’s .357 caliber magnum from a broken holster and fired, striking Seward in the mouth. Seward attempted to crawl out of the room, and Rogers turned off the lights and fired again, wounding Seward in the leg.

Officer Cosgrove pulled Seward into the hallway and backup arrived after hearing gunfire. Rogers was eventually shot and killed by another officer during the confrontation. Seward was taken to hospital and died of his injuries; he was cremated on January 4, 1988, at Montrose Cemetery in Chicago. The shootout left no further arrests because the identified shooter was killed; an investigation followed.

Did anyone who lived near 4126 1/2 North Sheridan Road in late December 1987 witness the disturbance or the arrival of patrol officers?