Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Rasheen McClain was shot and killed while responding to a domestic violence call in which a woman’s boyfriend had broken into her home and threatened the occupants with a firearm.
When responding officers arrived on the scene, they encountered the victims outside. They informed Sergeant McClain that the man was inside the home and armed. Sergeant McClain and other officers began clearing the home to locate the subject. They had cleared the main level and the second floor before beginning to clear the basement.
As they made their way down the basement stairs, the man emerged at the bottom and opened fire with a semi-automatic rifle, striking Sergeant McClain in the neck and another officer in the leg. The subject was wounded by additional officers after running outside the home. He was taken into custody one block away as he attempted to flee on foot.
In January of 2011, the suspect, then 20, shot his 19-year-old girlfriend in the shoulder. He was sent to prison and paroled in March of 2019. The suspect was charged with 16 felonies, including first-degree murder. On May 17, 2021, he was charged with the murder of two men; one on November 17, 2019, and the other the next day, both killed in Detroit. In 2023, he pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced to 46-60 years in prison.
Sergeant McClain had served with the Detroit Police Department for 16 years and was assigned to the 12th Precinct.
Survivors
Survivors include his wife and three stepchildren.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant McClain gave the Detroit Police Department 16 years.
Thank you for your service to the Detroit community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant McClain.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Rasheen Phillipe McClain 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 MI, 426 of 718 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 59.3% of this state's fallen. That is 5.1 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Detroit Police Department, 177 of 250 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 70.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Rasheen Phillipe McClain's cause is highlighted.
How Rasheen Phillipe McClain Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to 46-60 years
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Rasheen Phillipe McClain is highlighted in Nov.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Rasheen Phillipe McClain was killed by rifle.
Incident Location
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