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Detective Joseph Elmer McCain | Massachusetts State Police, Massachusetts Massachusetts State Police, Massachusetts

Detective

Joseph Elmer McCain

Massachusetts State Police, Massachusetts

End of Watch: Monday, October 22, 2001

Bio & Incident Details

Age: 72

Tour: 30 years

Badge # Not available

Cause: Gunfire

Incident Date: 1/29/1988

Weapon: Gun; Unknown type

Suspect: Not available

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Detective Joseph McCain succumbed to gunshot wounds inflicted 13 years earlier.

He was shot during a drug raid in Hyde Park. The wound caused him to undergo several surgeries and his health deteriorated until he passed away. He was never able to return to work following the shooting.

Detective McCain had been a member of the Massachusetts State Police for 30 years, and is survived by his wife and child.

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You have not been forgotten. Thank you for your long and dedicated career to law enforcement. I only wish you could have enjoyed a real retirement as your reward for helping others for so long. You are a true hero and heroes never die.

Bob Gordon
Father of Chicago Officer: Michael P. Gordon, EOW: 8/8/04
October 22, 2009

 

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