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| Sergeant Brian V. McDonnell
San Francisco Police Department
California
End of Watch: Wednesday, February 18, 1970 Biographical Info
Age: 44
Tour of Duty: 20 years
Badge Number: 1001 Incident Details
Cause of Death: Bomb
Date of Incident: Monday, February 16, 1970
Weapon Used: Explosives; Bomb
Suspect Info: Not available Sergeant Brian McDonnell succumbed to wounds sustained two days earlier when a bomb exploded in the Park Police Station.
Although Sergeant McDonnell's murder was never solved, it is believed the bomb was set by members of the domestic terrorist group Weather Underground. Members of the group shot and killed Sergeant Edward O'Grady and Officer Waverly Brown, of the Nyack, New York, Police Department on October 20, 1981.
Sergeant McDonnell had served with the San Francisco Police Department for 20 years. He is survived by his son, daughter, parents, brother, and sister. His father was a former San Francisco Police sergeant.
Sergeant McDonnell's uncle, Sergeant Joseph Lacey, was shot and killed in the line of duty on December 30, 1956, while serving with the San Francisco Police Department. Related Line of Duty Deaths  | Sergeant Joseph Lacey
San Francisco Police Department, CA
EOW: Sunday, December 30, 1956
Cause of Death: Gunfire |
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