Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer John McDermott was accidentally shot and killed by another officer after being mistaken for a suspect.
Another officer had recently received several threats, and the appearance of strangers in the city required investigation. As Officer McDermott ran across a street towards where the suspects were another officer mistook him for a suspect and opened fire, striking him in the head and chest. He was taken to a local hospital where he died the following day.
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer McDermott served with the Rosemount Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Rosemount community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer McDermott.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer John Francis McDermott is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In MN, 84 of 293 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.7% of this state's fallen. That is 2.3 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Francis McDermott's cause is highlighted.
How John Francis McDermott Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John Francis McDermott is highlighted in May.