Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Ronald Manley was shot and killed while responding to a holdup alarm at a drugstore at 1744 North Illinois Street. Officer Manley was the first officer to arrive and confronted the two armed subjects inside the store. As he ordered them out of the door, one of them raised his .357 caliber revolver. Officer Manley and one of the subjects fired at the same time. One of the subjects was mortally wounded at the scene, and the other fled. Officer Manley was transported to Methodist Hospital, where he succumbed to his wounds in surgery. The suspect who was shot and killed was a prison escapee from Alabama. The second suspect fled the scene but was eventually arrested. He pleaded guilty to murdering a police officer during a robbery to receive a life sentence instead of the death penalty. He was paroled in 2003. Officer Manley had served with the Indianapolis Police Department for five years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and three young children.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Manley gave the Indianapolis Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Indianapolis community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Manley.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Officer Ronald H. Manley 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 97,775 officers honored here.
In IN, 311 of 503 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.8% of this state's fallen. That is 61.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Indianapolis Police Department, 38 of 59 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 64.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ronald H. Manley's cause is highlighted.
How Ronald H. Manley Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Ronald H. Manley is highlighted in Dec.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Ronald H. Manley was killed by handgun.
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