James C. McBride

Metropolitan Police Department — Washington, DC

Illness

End of Watch August 10, 2005

Age 25

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

The Vigil Panel 153 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 130

Incident

Police Officer James McBride died as a result of hyponatremia (over-hydration as the result of drinking too much water) while participating in a strenuous bicycle patrol training course at the agency's academy at 4665 Blue Plains Drive, SW.

During a 12-mile training ride on the second day of the course, Officer McBride drank as much as three gallons of water. When the ride completed Officer McBride complained about feeling ill. Thinking that he was dehydrated, he sat out the next portion of training.

Paramedics were summoned to the academy after another officer became injured. One of the paramedics noticed that Officer McBride was vomiting and convulsing and he was transported to Washington Hospital Center where he died.

Officer McBride had served with the Metropolitan Police Department for two years. He had been awarded the 1st District's Rookie of the Year the previous year.

Thinking about how wrong this is. How this isn’t what was meant to be. I miss you.

Anonymous October 10th, 2025

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer McBride gave the Metropolitan Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Washington community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer McBride.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Metropolitan Police Department

Location Washington, DC

Platform Identity mpdc.dc.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 10, 2005

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

Age 25

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Police Officer James C. McBride 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 DC, 137 of 1,419 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 9.7% of this state's fallen. That is 0.6 percentage points above the national rate of 9.1%.

At Metropolitan Police Department, 8 of 131 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 6.1% of this agency's fallen.

Metropolitan Police Department

of 131 officers

6.1% Illness

DC — Statewide

137

of 1,419 officers

9.7% Illness

Nationwide

2,974

of 32,508 officers

9.1% Illness