Edward T. McCartney

San Francisco Police Department — San Francisco, CA

Felonious

End of Watch September 3, 1907

Age 27

Tour of Duty 4 mo

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 105

Incident

Officer Edward McCartney was shot and killed by a striking car man at the corner of 24th street and Folsom Street. Officer McCartney told the suspect, who was drunk and causing a disturbance, that he would be arrested if he did not go home. Without warning the suspect pulled a pistol and shot Officer McCartney in the neck. The suspect was arrested by other officers near the scene and charged with murder. On January 5, 1910, after two mistrials, the suspect was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 10 years. He was paroled on July 5, 1915. Officer McCartney had been with the agency for less than a year and was survived by his wife. He is buried in Holy Cross Cemetery.

Survivors

Officer McCartney had been with the agency for less than a year and was survived by his wife.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer McCartney served with the San Francisco Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the San Francisco community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer McCartney.

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

Agency

Department San Francisco Police Department

Location San Francisco, CA

Platform Identity sfpd.sf.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 3, 1907

Tour of Duty 4 mo

Age 27

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun; Revolver

Offender Paroled in 1915

Officer Edward T. McCartney is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In CA, 974 of 1,837 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53% of this state's fallen. That is 1.2 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At San Francisco Police Department, 66 of 106 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 62.3% of this agency's fallen.

San Francisco Police Department

of 106 officers

62.3% Felonious

CA — Statewide

974

of 1,837 officers

53% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious