Peter J. Manning

Lawrence Police Department — Lawrence, MA

Felonious

End of Watch June 6, 1953

Age 59

Tour of Duty 27 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 4

Incident

Officer Peter Manning was struck and killed by a vehicle while calling in at the end of his shift. Officer Manning was on early night duty phoning in on a police call box. The call box was at Cross Street and Broadway. While reporting in, he observed a vehicle coming down Broadway operating in an erratic manner swerving from lane to lane. Officer Manning stepped into the street, with his flashlight, to flag down the vehicle. At that time the unknown suspect's vehicle drove straight into Officer Manning dragging him under the vehicle and crushing him to death. An investigation revealed that the driver of the vehicle was intoxicated. The driver was found guilty of DUI and vehicular homicide. He received six months in the county jail. Officer Manning had served with the Lawrence Police Department for 27 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, two children, two grandsons, three sisters, and two nieces.

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Tributes

27 years. You could have gone home.
Officer Manning gave the Lawrence Police Department 27 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Lawrence community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Manning.

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

Agency

Department Lawrence Police Department

Location Lawrence, MA

Platform Identity lawrpd.essex.ma.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 6, 1953

Tour of Duty 27 yrs

Age 59

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Automobile; Alcohol involved

Offender Sentenced to 6 months

Officer Peter J. Manning 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 MA, 199 of 469 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 42.4% of this state's fallen. That is 11.8 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At Lawrence Police Department, 4 of 5 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 80% of this agency's fallen.

Lawrence Police Department

of 5 officers

80% Felonious

MA — Statewide

199

of 469 officers

42.4% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious