Roll of Honor
Donald James McIntyre
Incident
Officer Donald McIntyre was killed in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks while attempting to rescue the victims trapped in the World Trade Center.
He had been assisting victims evacuate the first tower when the second tower was struck. He immediately went to the second tower and was assisting with evacuating the 32nd floor when the tower collapsed.
Officer McIntyre is survived by his expectant wife and two children.
September 11, 2001
Police Officer Donald James McIntyre was killed at the World Trade Center on the morning of September 11, 2001. He was 38 years old.
He is one of 72 officers honored here, and one of 37 at Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department.
Seventy-two law enforcement officers from eight local, state, and federal agencies were killed at the World Trade Center on the morning of September 11, 2001, alongside 343 members of the New York City Fire Department and more than 2,800 civilians. A fourth aircraft went down in a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, where a law enforcement officer aboard was among the dead.
Officers went into the towers while everyone else was coming out. More than 25,000 people reached safety because they did.
Survivors
Officer McIntyre is survived by his expectant wife and two children.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
You went in while everyone else was coming out.
Police Officer McIntyre gave the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department 14 years.
Thank you for your service to the Jersey City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer McIntyre.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Donald James McIntyre 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 NJ, 264 of 646 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 40.9% of this state's fallen. That is 13.3 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
At Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, 41 of 60 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 68.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Donald James McIntyre's cause is highlighted.
How Donald James McIntyre Compares
Offender Outcome
19 suicide attackers
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Donald James McIntyre is highlighted in Sep.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Donald James McIntyre was killed by aircraft; passenger jet.
Incident Location
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