Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Frank Hennessy suffered a fatal brain aneurysm while responding to a man with a gun call at the intersection of Flatbush Avenue and Farragut Road in Brooklyn.
As the patrol car he was riding in approached the intersection, he observed a man matching the suspect's description. He collapsed as he jumped out of the patrol car to confront the man.
Other officers at the scene immediately started CPR. Officer Hennessy was transported to Kings County Hospital and then transferred to Downstate Medical Center, where he died the following day.
Officer Hennessy had served with the New York City Police Department for 8 years and was assigned to the 70th Precinct.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two daughters.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Hennessy gave the New York City Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the New York community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Hennessy.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Francis J. "Frank" Hennessy is one of 2,974 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.1% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In NY, 629 of 2,147 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 29.3% of this state's fallen. That is 20.2 percentage points above the national rate of 9.1%.
At New York City Police Department, 521 of 1237 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 42.1% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Francis J. "Frank" Hennessy's cause is highlighted.
How Francis J. "Frank" Hennessy Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Francis J. "Frank" Hennessy is highlighted in Jan.
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