Marcus Anthony McNeil
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Police Officer

Marcus Anthony McNeil

New Orleans Police Department — New Orleans, LA
Felonious
End of Watch October 13, 2017
Age 29
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
The Vigil Panel 167 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Marcus McNeil was shot and killed while investigating a suspicious person near the intersection of Tara Lane and Lake Forest Boulevard shortly after midnight.

He and three other officers had just exited their vehicles to investigate. Officer McNeil located the man nearby and attempted to speak to him. A struggle ensued, during which Officer McNeil attempted to deploy his Taser without the desired effect. The man then opened fire on Officer McNeil, killing him.

Responding officers shot and wounded the man, who fled to a nearby apartment complex. He was taken into custody after remaining barricaded for several hours. He was found guilty of first-degree murder and several firearms and felony narcotics offenses. and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Officer McNeil had served with the New Orleans Police Department for three years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and two young children.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer McNeil gave the New Orleans Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the New Orleans community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer McNeil.

— 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 October 13, 2017
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
Age 29
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail Gunfire
Weapon Handgun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Marcus 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 2017, 59 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 129th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Marcus was 29. 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. Marcus had served 3 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
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When

October holds 7.9% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Fridays: 14.3%.

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By day of the week
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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.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

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

Across the years
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Where

Police Officer Marcus Anthony McNeil

New Orleans Police Department · End of Watch October 13, 2017

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 46-E

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