Special Officer Owen McManus
Southern Pacific Railroad Police Department
Railroad Police
End of Watch: Thursday, March 31, 1938

Biographical Info
Age: 33
Tour of Duty: 10 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Thursday, March 31, 1938
Incident Location: California
Weapon Used: Rifle; Winchester
Suspect Info: Shot and killed

Special Officer Owen McManus was shot and killed during a shootout with the a suspect in Sacramento, California. He and his partner were checking freight cars when a passenger train came through and separated the two for a few minutes.

While the two were separated a man approached his partner and pressed a Winchester rifle into his stomach. When the passenger train cleared the area Officer McManus observed the situation. The suspect turned and fired at Officer McManus, striking him in the stomach. Despite being mortally wounded, Officer McManus returned fire and killed the suspect.

Officer McManus had served with the agency for 10 years. He was survived by his wife and son.