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Ill. officer dies on-duty from ‘medical event’

Officer with the Glenview Police Department died suddenly on duty Saturday night, but the exact cause of death has yet to be released

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Duty Death: Owen Masterton - [Glenview]

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By Police1 Staff

GLENVIEW, Ill. — An officer with the Glenview Police Department died suddenly on duty Saturday night, but the exact cause of death has yet to be released.

My Fox Chicago reports 42-year-old Officer Owen Masterton passed away from a “medical event.”

An autopsy performed on Sunday was inconclusive as to the exact cause.

According to the Journal & Topics, the 19-year veteran officer was transported to a hospital from the police station, where he was pronounced dead.

Masterton is survived by his wife and 10-year-old son.