Roll of Honor
Incident
Detective James Maneely and Detective Harry Tucker were shot and killed by a 21-year-old man they had just arrested on a fugitive warrant. The man was wanted for a burglary in Princeton, New Jersey, and a robbery of a residence at 52nd Street and Wynnefield Avenue. They located the man near 58th Street and Woodland Avenue and placed him under arrest. As they were escorting the prisoner to a police call box he produced a revolver and shot both officers. The man was arrested a short time later and charged with murder. Detective Tucker subsequently died of his wounds on April 24th, 1915. The subject was convicted of two counts of murder and executed in the electric chair on July 17th, 1916. Detective Maneely had served with the Philadelphia Police Department for 18 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and daughter.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Maneely gave the Philadelphia Police Department 18 years.
Thank you for your service to the Philadelphia community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Maneely.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Detective James Maneely 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 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 Philadelphia Police Department, 162 of 378 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 42.9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. James Maneely's cause is highlighted.
How James Maneely Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. James Maneely is highlighted in Mar.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. James Maneely was killed by handgun.
Incident Location
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