We know that in One Chicago, characters come and go – but some of the hardest goodbyes are the ones who were taken from us way too soon. Which characters have died in Chicago P.D. over the years? Below, we’ve compiled the most shocking deaths in the series that we’re still not over.
Chicago P.D. is NBC’s drama series, co-created by Dick Wolf and Matt Olmstead, that follows the personal and professional lives of patrol officers and Intelligence Unit detectives at the Chicago Police Department’s fictional 21st District. Chicago P.D., which is wrapping up its 10th season, is the first spinoff of Chicago Fire before Chicago Med and Chicago Justice. In April 2023, the procedural was renewed for Season 11 for the 2023-2024 year, according to our sister site Variety.
See who’s died in Chicago P.D. – and most importantly – learn why the showrunners decided to kill off these characters. (Plus, see which deaths the writers left until the last minute.)
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All the Characters Who’ve Died in Chicago P.D.
We know that in One Chicago, characters come and go – but some of the hardest goodbyes are the ones who were taken from us way too soon. Which characters have died in Chicago P.D. over the years? Below, we’ve compiled the most shocking deaths in the series that we’re still not over.
Chicago P.D. is NBC’s drama series, co-created by Dick Wolf and Matt Olmstead, that follows the personal and professional lives of patrol officers and Intelligence Unit detectives at the Chicago Police Department’s fictional 21st District. Chicago P.D., which is wrapping up its 10th season, is the first spinoff of Chicago Fire before Chicago Med and Chicago Justice. In April 2023, the procedural was renewed for Season 11 for the 2023-2024 year, according to our sister site Variety.
See who’s died in Chicago P.D. – and most importantly – learn why the showrunners decided to kill off these characters. (Plus, see which deaths the writers left until the last minute.)
How Did Alvin “Al” Olinsky Die in Chicago P.D.?
How Did Alvin “Al” Olinsky Die in Chicago P.D.? Detective Alvin “Al” Olinsky (played by Elias Koteas) was an integral part of the intelligence unit before his death. In the show’s fifth season, Olinksy was arrested for murder after his DNA was found on the body of Bingham, the man who killed Voight’s son Justin and who Voight subsequently killed. While in prison, Al was stabbed by Andre Velasco, a gang member of the Latin Scorpions. In Season 5, Episode 22, “Homecoming,” Olinksy died in the hospital after significant blood loss from the stabbing.
In an interview with TV Line in May 2018, Chicago P.D. showrunner Rick Eid said that the decision to kill off Olinsky was a creative one. “From a creative perspective, it was a decision that evolved organically from the ongoing storyline between Voight and Woods. The writers and I kept coming back to this idea that Voight’s decision to kill Bingham should cost him something,” Eid told our sister site. “Over time, we landed on the notion that Olinsky should be the person to pay for Voight’s sin because Voight admired and loved him so much.” Eid also added that it was challenging to kill Elias. “Elias is a terrific actor and a good person. He’s also been an important part of the show since the very beginning. So this part of the process was really challenging.”
How did Justin Voight die in Chicago P.D.?
How did Justin Voight die in Chicago P.D.?Justin Voight was the troubled son of Hank Voight on Chicago P.D. We first saw Justin get into trouble in Season 1 of Chicago Fire, when Hank tried to cover up his son’s drunk driving which resulted in a boy being paralyzed. After their relationship was strained after the death of Voight’s wife and Justin’s mom, Justin continued getting into mischief and was an accessory to the murder of a local gangster. But just as he was trying to clean up his act and started a family of his own, he ended up being murdered. Voight found his son shot in the head in the trunk of the car. Justin was taken off of life support at the hospital.
Olmstead explained how Justin’s death impacted his father, Voight. “We have a Voight that is hell-bent,” Olmstead said. “[He’s] a guy who is completely blinded and will do anything legal, illegal. If I have to pay money, I will. If I have to pull a gun, I will. He’s cautioned by people upstairs and he says, ‘You’ll have to put a bullet in my head to stop me.’ He’s just going 100 miles an hour looking for who did this to his son, which affects everyone.”
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