Roll of Honor
Incident
Reserve Officer Michael Brennan succumbed to injuries sustained three days earlier when he fell through a trap door while investigating suspicious activity in a vacant building at 304 Warren Street in Roxbury.
Officer Brennan had served with the Boston Police Department for five months.
Survivors
He was survived by his expectant wife, who gave birth to their son the day after his funeral.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Reserve Officer Brennan served with the Boston Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Roxbury Crossing community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Reserve Officer Brennan.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Reserve Officer Michael Brennan 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 MA, 158 of 469 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.7% of this state's fallen. That is 2.7 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Boston Police Department, 31 of 106 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Michael Brennan's cause is highlighted.
How Michael Brennan Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Michael Brennan is highlighted in Jul.
Incident Location
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