Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer James McGee was shot and killed in a case of mistaken identity while attempting to make an off-duty arrest at the intersection of 25th Street and Good Hope Road, SE. He was arresting two suspects at gunpoint when uniformed units came upon the scene, not knowing what was happening. Not realizing that Officer McGee was a police officer, one of the uniformed officers ordered him to drop his weapon. Officer McGee did not comply with the order and was subsequently fatally shot by the uniformed officer. The two suspects fled on foot during the commotion but were later apprehended. Both were charged with felony murder in connection with Officer McGee's death. Officer McGee had served with the Metropolitan Police Department for five years and was assigned to the Seventh District.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, an officer with the Metro Pollice Department, and two daughters.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer McGee gave the Metropolitan Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Washington community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer McGee.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Officer James Madison McGee, Jr. is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In DC, 454 of 1,419 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Metropolitan Police Department, 48 of 131 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 36.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. James Madison McGee, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How James Madison McGee, Jr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. James Madison McGee, Jr. is highlighted in Feb.
Incident Location
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