HARRY MANLEY COOPER

Officer Rank: Policeman
Memorial Panel: 55-E: 6
Department: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, P.D.
End of Watch: May 4, 1926
Cause: SHOT
Age: 45
Years of Service: Unk
Description: Officer Cooper was off-duty at home when he heard shot fired. He ran from his house towards the commotion. A group of robbers had attempted to rob a bank and exchanged gunfire with another patrolman. The robbers escaped on a horse-drawn milk wagon. Officer Cooper jumped on the running board of a passing truck and followed the milk wagon, firing several shots at the robbers. One of the bandits fired back, killing Officer Cooper.
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