Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant John McCormick was shot accidentally and killed by a police bullet during a shootout between two officers and a suspect in an apartment at 24 Sickles Street in Manhattan. Sergeant McCormick and other officers were executing a search warrant on the suspects apartment and broke down the door. During the raid, an officer struggled with the suspect, who was armed with a .38-caliber revolver. Sergeant McCormick was standing in a doorway and was fatally wounded as shots were fired during the struggle. The suspect was charged with murder. Sergeant McCormick had served with the New York City Police Department for 20 years and had planned to retire the following week.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and son.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
20 years. You could have gone home.
Sergeant McCormick gave the New York City Police Department 20 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the New York community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant McCormick.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant John F. McCormick 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 NY, 645 of 2,147 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At New York City Police Department, 283 of 1237 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 22.9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John F. McCormick's cause is highlighted.
How John F. McCormick Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John F. McCormick is highlighted in Apr.
Incident Location
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