On February 5, 1982, 34-year-old Chicago Police Officer James E. Doyle was fatally shot aboard a South Side CTA bus. Doyle and his partner had been alerted to a reported robbery and boarded a bus at 79th Street and Lafayette Avenue to remove a suspected robber for questioning. During that encounter the suspect shot Officer Doyle in the head; the assailant then fired at the partner but missed. The partner returned fire, wounding the assailant and stopping his escape.

The suspect, Edgar Hope, was convicted of murder and originally received a death sentence; that sentence was later commuted to life in prison on January 10, 2003. Officer Doyle had served with the Chicago Police Department for one year and is survived by his mother and a nephew. His death prompted changes in recruit training within the department and is remembered by family, friends, and fellow officers.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or had contact with Officer Doyle that day, please share what is known.