Roll of Honor
Henry Joseph "Hank" Daly
Incident
Sergeant Hank Daly was shot and killed after a gunman entered the Metropolitan Police Department headquarters at 300 Indiana Avenue, NW. The man rode the elevator up to the third floor and then entered the Cold Case Squad room. As he entered, Sergeant Daly confronted him to ask if he needed anything. The suspect then pulled out an automatic weapon and shot Sergeant Daly at point-blank range, killing him instantly. He then opened fire on the three FBI agents in the room, as they returned fire. Special Agents Martha Dixon Martinez and Michael John Miller were killed inside of the room and the third agent was shot and seriously wounded. Agent Martinez was able to shoot the suspect but did not kill him. The suspect ultimately took Agent Martinez's gun and killed himself. The suspect had previously been a suspect in a triple homicide. After being questioned several times by detectives, he was cleared, but members of the suspect's gang labeled him a snitch. In order to redeem himself in the eyes of his fellow gang members, he decided to kill a police officer. A further investigation revealed that the suspect entered the Cold Case Squad office by mistake and was looking for the Homicide Squad office. After an extensive investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the gun that was used by the suspect was traced back to a man in Kentucky who was illegally selling guns to convicted criminals. That man was eventually sentenced to 15 years in federal prison. Sergeant Daly was a United States Marine Corps veteran. He had served with the Metropolitan Police Department for 28 years. He was survived by his wife and two children. The Metropolitan Police Department headquarters was later renamed The Henry J. Daly Building in his honor. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery, Section 60, Grave 7834.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two children.
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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.
Sergeant Daly gave the Metropolitan Police Department 28 years.
Thank you for your service to the Washington 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
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Henry Joseph "Hank" Daly served in the Marine Corps before joining law enforcement.
Sergeant Henry Joseph "Hank" Daly 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 DC, 754 of 1,419 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.1 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
At Metropolitan Police Department, 70 of 131 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Henry Joseph "Hank" Daly's cause is highlighted.
How Henry Joseph "Hank" Daly Compares
Offender Outcome
Committed suicide
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Henry Joseph "Hank" Daly is highlighted in Nov.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Henry Joseph "Hank" Daly was killed by handgun; mac-11.
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