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Special Police Officer

Maurica Manyan

District of Columbia Public Library Office of Public Safety — Washington, DC

Accident

End of Watch August 4, 2022

Age 25

Tour of Duty 6 mo

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Gender Female

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Special Police Officer Maurica Manyan was accidentally shot and killed during baton training inside a training room in the Anacostia Neighborhood Library at 1800 Good Hope Road SE.

Several officers were undergoing baton training when the contracted trainer, a retired police lieutenant from another agency, inadvertently shot her toward the end of the training session at about 3:30 pm. The trainer had replaced the training gun in his holster with his firearm prior to drawing his weapon and firing the shot.

Officer Manyan was transported to a local hospital where she succumbed to her wounds.

The trainer was charged with involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to 3 years in prison.

Officer Manyan had served with the District of Columbia Public Library Police Department for six months.

Survivors

She is survived by her son and father.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Police Officer Manyan served with the District of Columbia Public Library Office of Public Safety.
Thank you for your service to the Washington community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Police Officer Manyan.

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

Agency

Department District of Columbia Public Library Office of Public Safety

Location Washington, DC

Platform Identity dcplopsdps.dc.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 4, 2022

Tour of Duty 6 mo

Age 25

Gender Female

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Special Police Officer Maurica Manyan 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%.

District of Columbia Public Library Office of Public Safety

of 1 officers

100% Accident

DC — Statewide

454

of 1,419 officers

32% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Maurica Manyan's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How Maurica Manyan Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

Years of Service

0.5