Officer Who Died On Duty Publicly Identified - P.O. Paul Nauden dead at 46 - Suspected heart attack. Godspeed my friend.... My prayers with his family, friends and co-workers. A 21-year veteran Chicago Police narcotics officer died this morning, a day after he was taken to a hospital complaining of chest pains while on duty, officials said.
The officer, Paul Nauden, 46, of the Scottsdale neighborhood on the Southwest Side, was pronounced dead at 6:15 a.m. at the University of Chicago Medical Center, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.
An autopsy is scheduled for Saturday.
Nauden was a 21-year Chicago police veteran, according to city records.
The officer was on patrol Thursday afternoon when he began feeling ill and was taken to the hospital, said police spokesman Officer John Mirabelli. The narcotics officer was assigned to the police’s Homan Square facility, said Mirabelli, who wouldn’t confirm the officer’s name.
Later that evening, at a vigil for fallen officer Thomas Wortham IV, Chicago Police chaplain the Rev. Daniel Brandt led a prayer for Nauden.
Following his death, dozens of police officers from various districts gathered near the Hyde Park hospital in a show of unity and escorted the ambulance carrying his body to the medical examiner's office.
Funeral arrangements are pending.
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Police, firefighters escort body of officer who died on duty
May 20, 2011 (CHICAGO) (WLS) -- A Chicago police officer has died after suffering what appears to be a heart attack while on duty.
The officer was pronounced dead at the University of Chicago hospital.
A procession of officers and firefighters escorted his body from the hospital to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office Friday morning.
The officer's name has not been released.
A department spokesperson says he was in his late 40s and he became ill while on the job Thursday.
An autopsy will be performed Friday.
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A few viewers stated that he died during the execution of a search warrant.
The deceased officer was from the Narcotics Unit.