Boston Police Department, Massachusetts
End of Watch: Saturday, November 23, 1968
Age: 36
Tour of Duty: 13 years
Badge Number: 3049
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: November 23, 1968
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Never identified
Patrolman McNabb was shot and killed when he interrupted a holdup attempt at an apartment at 1214 Commonwealth Avenue.
He had just gotten off duty but was still in uniform when a building superintendent approached him and notified him of a disturbance in a basement apartment. As he entered the basement he encountered two masked men who opened fire on him, striking him twice in the chest.
Patrolman McNabb was transported to St. Elizabeth's Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
His murder remains unsolved.
Patrolman McNabb was survived by his wife and four children.