Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Jolly was accidentally shot and killed while attempting to question a man standing on the corner of Orleans Street and Illinois Street. He and his partner stopped their patrol car and as Officer Jolly attempted to get out of the car he knocked over one of two shotguns leaning against the front seat. When the shotgun fell, it discharged and the blast struck Officer Jolly in the head. His partner transported him to Receiving Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Survivors
Officer Jolly was survived by his two brothers.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Police Officer Jolly gave the Detroit Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Detroit community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Jolly.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Herman M. Jolly is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.
In MI, 229 of 718 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.9% of this state's fallen. That is 31.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Detroit Police Department, 58 of 250 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 23.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Herman M. Jolly's cause is highlighted.
How Herman M. Jolly Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Herman M. Jolly is highlighted in Nov.
Incident Location
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