Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman McCormick was shot and killed at midnight while trying to disarm a gunman outside a saloon on upper Main Street between Falls Street and Cherry Street (present-day Old Main Street and Rainbow Boulevard). Patrolman McCormick was working with his partner when he received a report of a man with a gun. Upon arrival, Patrolman McCormick's partner was shot in the leg. Patrolman McCormick then grabbed the suspect who turned and fired, striking Patrolman McCormick in the left leg. His partner fired three shots at the suspect who then fled. McCormick was taken to hospital where he died at 2:15 a.m.
Survivors
The suspect was never apprehended Patrolman McCormick was survived by his wife and son, his mother, sister and four brothers.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman McCormick gave the Niagara Falls Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Niagara Falls community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman McCormick.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Michael McCormick 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 NY, 728 of 2,147 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 33.9% of this state's fallen. That is 33.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Niagara Falls Police Department, 3 of 7 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. Michael McCormick's cause is highlighted.
How Michael McCormick Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Michael McCormick is highlighted in Jul.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Michael McCormick was killed by gun.
Incident Location
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