Lieutenant Daniel J. McCann, Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania

Lieutenant Daniel J. McCann

Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania

End of Watch Thursday, July 30, 1964

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Daniel J. McCann

Lieutenant Daniel McCann was shot to death by an unruly woman he had ejected from a bar on 11th and Spruce Street in Center City.

The 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 an indeterminate term in the State Industrial Institution for Women at Muncy. She was paroled on January 7, 1970.

Lieutenant McCann was a United States Navy veteran of World War II and had served with the Philadelphia Police Department for 14 years. He was survived by his wife and three children.

Bio

Age 37
Tour 14 years
Badge 135
Military Veteran

Incident Details

Cause Gunfire
Weapon Handgun; .38 caliber
Offender Paroled in 1970

disturbance

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Lt. McCann,
On today, the 60th anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice-not just for your Community but for our Country as well when you served with the U.S. Navy during World War II. And to your Family and loved ones, I wish to extend my deepest sympathy.

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