Roll of Honor
Incident
Lieutenant Daniel McCann was shot to death by an unruly woman he had ejected from a bar on 11th and Spruce Street in Center City. The woman, who had been creating a disturbance in the bar, pulled a revolver from her handbag and fired. The 31-year-old suspect was convicted of voluntary manslaughter on September 17, 1965, and sentenced to an indeterminate term in the State Industrial Institution for Women at Muncy. She was paroled on January 7, 1970. Lieutenant McCann was a United States Navy veteran of World War II and had served with the Philadelphia Police Department for 14 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and three children.
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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Lieutenant McCann gave the Philadelphia Police Department 14 years.
Thank you for your service to the Philadelphia community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Daniel J. McCann served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Lieutenant Daniel J. McCann 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.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Daniel J. McCann's cause is highlighted.
How Daniel J. McCann Compares
Offender Outcome
Paroled in 1970
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Daniel J. McCann is highlighted in Jul.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Daniel J. McCann was killed by handgun; .38 caliber.
Incident Location
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