Patrolman

Michael Hanley

New Orleans Police Department — New Orleans, LA
Felonious
End of Watch May 10, 1900
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Michael Hanley succumbed to injuries sustained when he was assaulted while on duty near the intersection of Bouny and Alix Streets in Algiers on June 10, 1898. He was assisting Corporal Richard Fitzgerald in arresting three men for disorderly conduct when the three attacked them, shot and killed Corporal Fitzgerald, and beat Patrolman Hanley so badly that he never recovered from his injuries. Two suspects were convicted of murder and sentenced to life. One was pardoned in 1908. The third was acquitted.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Hanley served with the New Orleans Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the New Orleans community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Hanley.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA
Platform Identity nopd.orleans.la.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 10, 1900
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Person

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Michael is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1900, 86 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 74th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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When

May holds 8% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Thursdays: 14%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was person, in 2% of these deaths.

Every cause
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His people

New Orleans Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, Michael among them.

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Where

Patrolman Michael Hanley

New Orleans Police Department · End of Watch May 10, 1900

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 43-W

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