Harry E. Tucker

Philadelphia Police Department — Philadelphia, PA

Felonious

End of Watch April 24, 1915

Age 42

Tour of Duty 12 yrs 3 mo

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 377

Incident

Detective Harry Tucker and Detective James Maneely were shot and killed by a 21-year-old man they had just arrested on a fugitive warrant. The man was wanted for a burglary in Princeton, New Jersey, and a robbery of a residence at 52nd Street and Wynnefield Avenue. They located the man near 58th Street and Woodland Avenue and placed him under arrest. As they were escorting the prisoner to a police call box, he produced a revolver and shot both officers. The man was arrested a short time later and charged with murder. Detective Tucker subsequently died of his wounds on April 24th, 1915. The subject was convicted of two counts of murder and executed in the electric chair on July 17th, 1916. Detective Tucker had served with the Philadelphia Police Department for over 12 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and seven children.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Tucker gave the Philadelphia Police Department 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the Philadelphia community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Tucker.

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

Agency

Department Philadelphia Police Department

Location Philadelphia, PA

Platform Identity ppd.philadelphia.pa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 24, 1915

Tour of Duty 12 yrs 3 mo

Age 42

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun; Revolver

Offender Executed in 1916

Detective Harry E. Tucker 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 PA, 597 of 1,261 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 47.3% of this state's fallen. That is 6.9 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At Philadelphia Police Department, 162 of 378 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 42.9% of this agency's fallen.

Philadelphia Police Department

162

of 378 officers

42.9% Felonious

PA — Statewide

597

of 1,261 officers

47.3% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious