Emmanuel Andre Wilson
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Police Officer

Emmanuel Andre Wilson

Accident
End of Watch September 26, 1992
Age 30
Tour of Duty 7 mo
Badge 532
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Wilson was killed responding to a call for help from another Police Officer. His unmarked car, with lights and siren activated, was struck by another vehicle. Officer Wilson had served with the Boston Housing Authority Police Department for seven months and had previously served with the Boston School Police Department.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, son and daughter.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-MA-9E0DE1C8
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Wilson served with the Boston Housing Authority Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Boston community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Wilson.

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

Agency

Location Boston, MA
Platform Identity bhapd.suffolk.ma.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 26, 1992
Tour of Duty 7 mo
Age 30
Badge Number 532
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Police Officer Emmanuel Andre Wilson 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%.

Boston Housing Authority Police Department
1
of 1 officers
100% Accident
MA — Statewide
158
of 469 officers
33.7% 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. Emmanuel Andre Wilson'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 Emmanuel Andre Wilson Compares

Age at End of Watch
30
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
0.6
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Emmanuel Andre Wilson is highlighted in Sep.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897