Roll of Honor
Philip Carl Metz
Incident
Police Officer Philip Metz was shot and killed after responding to an alarm call at a catalog supply business at 11130 New Hampshire Avenue at approximately 7:00 am. He met the business manager and a security company employee at the business in order to check on it. The business had also received an alarm call earlier in the morning. While inside the business, the three men approached the manager's office. Officer Metz entered the office first and was immediately shot by one of the suspects. The suspects then shot and killed the security employee and wounded the store manager. After making the manager open the safe, the suspects fled the scene. A total of seven suspects were later apprehended and convicted. The shooter was sentenced to two life terms in prison Officer Metz had served with the Montgomery County Police Department for nine years.
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer III Metz gave the Montgomery County Police Department 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the Gaithersburg community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer III Metz.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer III Philip Carl Metz 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 Montgomery County Police Department, 8 of 21 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 38.1% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Philip Carl Metz's cause is highlighted.
How Philip Carl Metz Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to life
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Philip Carl Metz is highlighted in Mar.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Philip Carl Metz was killed by gun; unknown type.
Incident Location
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