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Incident
Patrolman McAuliff succumbed to injuries received when he was assaulted during a robbery. Patrolman McAuliff was off duty when he was attacked on 54th Street by two muggers. While being forced to the ground he was able to draw his weapon and fire at the suspects who then fled. Patrolman McAuliff was transported to St. John's Hospital where he succumbed to head and back injuries later in the day. Patrolman McAuliff served with the New York City Police Department for 39 years and was assigned to the 19th Detective Squad.
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39 years. You could have gone home.
Patrolman McAuliff gave the New York City Police Department 39 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the New York community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman McAuliff.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Patrolman Edward McAuliff 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 97,772 officers honored here.
In NY, 728 of 2,147 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 33.9% of this state's fallen. That is 33.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At New York City Police Department, 365 of 1237 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 29.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
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How Edward McAuliff Compares
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