William Henry Healy

Baltimore Police Dept. — Baltimore, MD

Felonious

End of Watch November 11, 1873

Age 33

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 150

Incident

Police Officer William Healy succumbed to injuries sustained two weeks earlier when he was assaulted while attempting to arrest a drunk and disorderly man on Hempstead Street (modern-day East Fairmount Avenue) east of Caroline Avenue.

A struggle ensued during the arrest in which the subject beat Officer Healy with his fists, causing severe head and body injuries. The man was arrested after the assault and charged with inflicting serious bodily injury.

Officer Healy succumbed to his injuries on November 11th, 1873.

Officer Healy was survived by his mother and brother, who also served with the Baltimore City Police Department.

Survivors

Officer Healy was survived by his mother and brother, who also served with the Baltimore City Police Department.

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153 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Officer Healy served with the Baltimore City Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Baltimore community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department Baltimore Police Dept.

Location Baltimore, MD

Platform Identity baltpd.baltimore.md.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 11, 1873

Age 33

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Assault

Weapon Person

Offender Arrested

Police Officer William Henry Healy 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 MD, 195 of 377 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 51.7% of this state's fallen. That is 2.5 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At Baltimore Police Dept., 80 of 151 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53% of this agency's fallen.

Baltimore Police Dept.

of 151 officers

53% Felonious

MD — Statewide

195

of 377 officers

51.7% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious