Walter G. McQuarry

Warwick Police Department — Warwick, RI

Felonious

End of Watch June 27, 1911

Age 40

Tour of Duty 1 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 4

Incident

Patrolman Walter McQuarry was shot and killed as he attempted to question a suspected thief on East Greenwich Road in Apponaug Village.

Just after midnight Patrolman McQuarry and a companion stopped a man who was carrying a bag over his shoulder. When asked to give an account of himself, the suspect drew a revolver and opened fire. Patrolman McQuarry was shot through the heart and killed instantly. His companion was seriously wounded. A posse failed to locate the suspect.

Patrolman McQuarry had worked for the Warwick Police Department for only one year.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, daughter, mother, and brother.

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Tributes

You barely got started.
Patrolman McQuarry gave the Warwick Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Warwick community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman McQuarry.

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

Agency

Department Warwick Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Warwick, Kent County, RI

Platform Identity wpd.kent.ri.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 27, 1911

Tour of Duty 1 yrs

Age 40

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Gunfire

Weapon Handgun; Revolver

Patrolman Walter G. McQuarry 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 RI, 25 of 55 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 45.5% of this state's fallen. That is 45.5 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Warwick Police Department, 2 of 5 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 40% of this agency's fallen.

Warwick Police Department

of 5 officers

40% Felonious

RI — Statewide

of 55 officers

45.5% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Felonious