Miami Police Department, Florida
End of Watch: Sunday, May 18, 1980
Age: 48
Tour of Duty: 24 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Date of Incident: May 18, 1980
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Lieutenant Edward McDermott suffered a fatal heart attack while assigned a communications command post at the onset of the 1980 Miami Riots.
He was leading a caravan of National Guardsmen along South Dixie Highway when he collapsed in the area of SW 17th Avenue.
Lieutenant McDermott was a U.S. Air Force veteran and had served with the Miami Police Department for 24 years. He is survived by two children and two grandchildren.