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Ronald H. Manley
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Officer

Ronald H. Manley

Indianapolis Police Department — Indianapolis, IN
Felonious
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End of Watch December 12, 1974
Age 27
Tour of Duty 5 yrs
Badge 2400
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Gender Male
Incident Media Service The Sacrifice Memorials 1 Department 58

Incident

Officer Ronald Manley was shot and killed while responding to a holdup alarm at a drugstore at 1744 North Illinois Street. Officer Manley was the first officer to arrive and confronted the two armed subjects inside the store. As he ordered them out of the door, one of them raised his .357 caliber revolver. Officer Manley and one of the subjects fired at the same time. One of the subjects was mortally wounded at the scene, and the other fled. Officer Manley was transported to Methodist Hospital, where he succumbed to his wounds in surgery. The suspect who was shot and killed was a prison escapee from Alabama. The second suspect fled the scene but was eventually arrested. He pleaded guilty to murdering a police officer during a robbery to receive a life sentence instead of the death penalty. He was paroled in 2003. Officer Manley had served with the Indianapolis Police Department for five years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and three young children.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Manley gave the Indianapolis Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Indianapolis community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Manley.

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

Agency

Department Indianapolis Police Department
Type Other
Location Indianapolis, Marion County, IN
Platform Identity ipd.marion.in.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 12, 1974
Tour of Duty 5 yrs
Age 27
Badge Number 2400
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Handgun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

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

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1974, 162 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 22nd heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

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Who

Ronald was 27. Of the 14,220 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Ronald had served 5 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

December holds 9.4% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. 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 handgun, in 23.4% of these deaths.

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His people

Indianapolis Police Department has 59 officers remembered here, Ronald among them.

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Where

Officer Ronald H. Manley

Indianapolis Police Department · End of Watch December 12, 1974

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 53-W

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