Roll of Honor
Maurica Manyan
Incident
Special Police Officer Maurica Manyan was accidentally shot and killed during baton training inside a training room in the Anacostia Neighborhood Library at 1800 Good Hope Road SE.
Several officers were undergoing baton training when the contracted trainer, a retired police lieutenant from another agency, inadvertently shot her toward the end of the training session at about 3:30 pm. The trainer had replaced the training gun in his holster with his firearm prior to drawing his weapon and firing the shot.
Officer Manyan was transported to a local hospital where she succumbed to her wounds.
The trainer was charged with involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to 3 years in prison.
Officer Manyan had served with the District of Columbia Public Library Police Department for six months.
Survivors
She is survived by her son and father.
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- August 2, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Police Officer Manyan served with the District of Columbia Public Library Office of Public Safety.
Thank you for your service to the Washington community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Police Officer Manyan.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Special Police Officer Maurica Manyan is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,775 officers honored here.
In DC, 453 of 1,418 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.9% of this state's fallen. That is 31.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
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