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Police Officer

Sean A. McDonald

New York City Police Department — New York, NY

Veteran → Felonious

End of Watch March 15, 1994

Age 26

Tour of Duty 1 yrs 8 mo

Badge 11686

The Vigil Panel 140 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 1,236

Incident

Police Officer Sean McDonald was shot and killed while attempting to arrest two suspects for the robbery of a clothing store. At about 7:30 pm, Officer McDonald, who had been guarding a condemned building on the corner of Edward L. Grant Highway and Shakespeare Avenue in the High Bridge section of the Bronx, was alerted to suspicious activity in a nearby clothing shop. Walking into the store to investigate, he confronted two robbery suspects. After frisking one and attempting to frisk the other, both suspects attacked Officer McDonald. One of the suspects drew a firearm and fired at Officer McDonald, striking him at least five times in the neck, torso, and arm. Officer McDonald stumbled from the fusillade of bullets outside to the street and radioed for assistance before collapsing. He was rushed to Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center where he died a short time later. The suspects fled the scene but were in custody within 48 hours. Both suspects were convicted of second-degree murder and armed robbery and sentenced to 25 years to life. They were denied parole in 2018. One suspect was granted parole in August 2021. Police Officer Sean A. McDonald was a United States Army veteran and served with the New York City Police Department for 1 year and 8 months assigned to 44th Precinct.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and three children.

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Police Officer McDonald gave the New York City Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the New York community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department New York City Police Department

Type Police Department

Location New York, NY

Platform Identity nypd.newyork.ny.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 15, 1994

Tour of Duty 1 yrs 8 mo

Age 26

Badge Number 11686

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun

Military Service

Sean A. McDonald served in the U.S. Army (1985â1989) before joining law enforcement.

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Police Officer Sean A. McDonald 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 97,759 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 New York City Police Department, 365 of 1237 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 29.5% of this agency's fallen.

New York City Police Department

365

of 1,237 officers

29.5% Felonious

NY — Statewide

728

of 2,147 officers

33.9% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Felonious