Bruce B. McCully
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Investigator

Bruce B. McCully

New York State Police — Albany, NY
Illness
End of Watch September 30, 1973
Tour of Duty 5 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Investigator McCully died after contracting hepatitis during an undercover drug investigation. He had been with the agency for five years.

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Investigator McCully gave the New York State Police 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of New York. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Investigator McCully.

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

Agency

Location Albany, NY
Platform Identity nysp.ny.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 30, 1973
Tour of Duty 5 yrs
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Investigator Bruce B. McCully is one of 2,974 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.1% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In NY, 629 of 2,147 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 29.3% of this state's fallen. That is 20.2 percentage points above the national rate of 9.1%.

At New York State Police, 41 of 171 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 24% of this agency's fallen.

New York State Police
41
of 171 officers
24% Illness
NY — Statewide
629
of 2,147 officers
29.3% Illness
Nationwide
2,974
of 32,508 officers
9.1% Illness

National Cause Distribution

How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Bruce B. McCully's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Bruce B. McCully Compares

Years of Service
5
This officer
Avg for Illness: 18.9 years

When Illness Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Bruce B. McCully is highlighted in Sep.

Jan
294
Feb
198
Mar
185
Apr
226
May
201
Jun
181
Jul
217
Aug
281
Sep
291
Oct
376
Nov
239
Dec
285