John J. Dailey

Baltimore Police Department — Baltimore, MD

Felonious

End of Watch October 17, 1895

Tour of Duty 7 yrs

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Gender Male

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Incident

Officer John Dailey was shot and wounded while attempting to arrest three men. They beat him severely and then shot him in the head with his own gun as he lay on the ground. He contracted blood poisoning from the wound and died two months later, on October 17, 1895. All three suspects were arrested and convicted of second degree murder. Two were sentenced to 15 years and the other to 12. All three served their entire sentences and were released. Officer Dailey had been with the agency for 7 years.

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131 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Officer Dailey gave the Baltimore City Police Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Baltimore community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department Baltimore Police Department

Type Other

Location Baltimore, MD

Platform Identity baltpd.baltimore.md.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 17, 1895

Tour of Duty 7 yrs

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Officer's handgun

Police Officer John J. Dailey 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 MD, 195 of 377 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 51.7% of this state's fallen. That is 51.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Baltimore Police Department, 80 of 151 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53% of this agency's fallen.

Baltimore Police Department

of 151 officers

53% Felonious

MD — Statewide

195

of 377 officers

51.7% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Felonious