Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Henry McAleenan succumbed to complications of a gunshot wound sustained on August 21st, 2000.
He and another officer had responded to a residential alarm in the 16800 block of SW 147th Court. As they checked the perimeter of the home two large dogs came running at them. As Officer McAleenan attempted to ward off the dogs with his baton the other officer fired one round from her service weapon. The round accidentally struck Officer McAleenan in the groin area and damaged his femoral artery.
Medics who also been dispatched to the alarm immediately provided treatment before he was flown to a local hospital.
Officer McAleenan experienced complications from the wound and passed away as a result on March 6th, 2016, while still serving with the Miami-Dade Police Department.
Officer McAleenan had served with the Miami-Dade Police Department for 33 years and had previously served with the Homestead Police Department for five years.
Survivors
He is survived by his daughter and grandson.
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Tributes
40 years. You could have gone home.
Police Officer McAleenan gave the Miami-Dade Police Department 40 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Doral community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer McAleenan.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Henry Malcolm McAleenan, 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 FL, 313 of 1,008 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.1% of this state's fallen. That is 0.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Miami-Dade Police Department, 5 of 10 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Henry Malcolm McAleenan, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Henry Malcolm McAleenan, Jr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Henry Malcolm McAleenan, Jr. is highlighted in Mar.
Incident Location
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