Roll of Honor
Bartley J. Connolly Jr.
Incident
Patrolman Bartley Connolly and Sergeant William Schrott were shot and killed while working uniformed off-duty security jobs at a local mall. A petite female subject had just attempted an armed robbery at the store Sergeant Schrott was working at. Thinking the woman was a little girl because of her build, Sergeant Schrott attempted to talk her into dropping the gun, but instead, she shot him. Witnesses ran to another store where Sergeant Connolly was working. He attempted to take the same action Sergeant Schrott took and was also shot and killed. An off-duty Pittsburgh police officer shot the woman in the leg and was then shot by a responding Penn Hills Police officer who mistook him as the shooter of Sergeant Schrott and Patrolman Connolly. The 24-year-old woman was convicted of first degree murder of one officer and second degree murder of the other and sentenced to life imprisonment. As of March 14, 2016, she was in prison. Sergeant Connolly was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of the Korean War and had served with the Penn Hills Police Department for nine years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and three children.
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Patrolman Connolly gave the Penn Hills Township Police Department 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the Penn Hills community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Bartley J. Connolly Jr. served in the U.S. Marine Corps (1951â1954) before joining law enforcement.
Patrolman Bartley J. Connolly Jr. is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.
In PA, 597 of 1,261 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 47.3% of this state's fallen. That is 47.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Penn Hills Township Police Department, 3 of 3 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Bartley J. Connolly Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Bartley J. Connolly Jr. Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Bartley J. Connolly Jr. is highlighted in Mar.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Bartley J. Connolly Jr. was killed by gun.
Incident Location
Military Service
Bartley J. Connolly Jr. served in the U.S. Marine Corps (1951–1954) before joining law enforcement.
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