Police Officer Daniel Robert Boyle, Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania

Police Officer Daniel Robert Boyle

Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania

End of Watch Wednesday, February 6, 1991

Daniel Robert Boyle

Officer Boyle succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained two days earlier after stopping a stolen car. The suspect was found after falling through a skylight into an apartment after setting himself on fire. The man was sentenced to death, but the sentence was vacated in 2015 when he was ordered to serve live without possibility of parole.

Officer Boyle had served with the agency for seven months since graduating from academy. He was survived by his mother, father, stepmother, and two sisters. His father also served as a detective with the Philadelphia Police Department.

Bio

Age 21
Tour 1 year
Badge 5459

Incident Details

Cause Gunfire
Incident Date Monday, February 4, 1991
Weapon Handgun; 9 mm
Offender Sentenced to life

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I remember this day. I was working day shift after Officer Boyle was shot. We were in two person patrol cars and I remember we were fixated to the radio, because they kept giving us updates on his condition. At first it looked like he would pull through, but then the radio crackled with the message that he was pronounced dead. The shock waves were running through the entire city. It was a bad day for Law Enforcement. R.I.P. Officer Ted Thomas Retired Philadelphia P.D.

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August 2, 2017