Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Mary Beall succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained on May 15th, 2000, when a suspect she was attempting to negotiate with shot her execution style.
She and several other officers had responded to a call of a man firing a gun at his girlfriend at 1834 Kensington Drive. When they arrived, they encountered the armed suspect. As other officers covered her, Officer Beall knelt down and re-holstered her service weapon in an attempt to talk the man into surrendering. As she did so, the suspect stuck his .30 caliber handgun in her neck and fired. Officer Beall's partner and other officers returned fire, wounding the suspect.
The suspect was charged with several counts from the initial incident and sentenced to 76 years in prison. He died in prison from natural causes in 2010.
The wound to Officer Beall caused paralysis from the neck down. She had undergone over one dozen surgeries before passing away.
Officer Beall had served with the Dayton Police Department for three years at the time of the shooting.
Survivors
She is survived by her husband, also a Dayton police officer, son, and two daughters.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Beall gave the Dayton Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Dayton community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Beall.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Mary Lynn Beall 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 OH, 572 of 991 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 57.7% of this state's fallen. That is 3.5 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Dayton Police Department, 18 of 31 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 58.1% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Mary Lynn Beall's cause is highlighted.
How Mary Lynn Beall Compares
Offender Outcome
Died in prison
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Mary Lynn Beall is highlighted in Aug.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Mary Lynn Beall was killed by handgun; .30 caliber.
Incident Location
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