Manuel Dionizio Abreu

Honolulu Police Department — Honolulu, HI

Felonious

End of Watch November 7, 1913

Age 33

Tour of Duty 8 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 50

Incident

Officer Manuel Abreu was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a U.S. Army deserter who had sexually assaulted an 13-year-old girl. Officers had received reports that the man was seen along the main road near Kuliouou. As Officer Abreau and several sheriff's deputies approached him the man opened fire without warning, striking Officer Abreau in the abdomen. Despite his wound, he and the deputies struggled with the subject and placed him into custody. Officer Abreu was transported to a local hospital where he died early the next morning. The 19-year-old suspect was convicted of murder and sentenced to death. Less than a year later Governor Lucius Pinkham commuted his sentence to life. He was paroled on December 24, 1925. Officer Abreu had served with the Honolulu Police Department for eight years and was assigned as the inspector of weights and measures.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and five children.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Abreu gave the Honolulu Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Honolulu community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Abreu.

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

Agency

Department Honolulu Police Department

Location Honolulu, HI

Platform Identity hpd.honolulu.hi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 7, 1913

Tour of Duty 8 yrs

Age 33

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun

Offender Paroled in 1925

Officer Manuel Dionizio Abreu 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 HI, 31 of 64 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 48.4% of this state's fallen. That is 5.8 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At Honolulu Police Department, 20 of 51 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 39.2% of this agency's fallen.

Honolulu Police Department

of 51 officers

39.2% Felonious

HI — Statewide

of 64 officers

48.4% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious