Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania
End of Watch Thursday, July 30, 1964
Add to My HeroesDaniel J. McCann
Lieutenant McCann was shot to death by an unruly woman he had ejected from a bar on 11th and Spruce Street in Center City. The 27-year-old woman, who had been creating a disturbance in the bar, pulled a revolver from her handbag and fired.
The 31-year-old suspect was convicted of voluntary manslaughter on September 17, 1965, and sentenced to a indeterminate term in the State Industrial Institution for Women at Muncy. She was paroled on January 7, 1970.
Lieutenant McCann was a 14-year veteran of the force. He was survived by his wife and three children.
Bio
- Age 37
- Tour 14 years
- Badge 135
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Weapon Handgun; .38 caliber
- Offender Paroled in 1970
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