MICHAEL DONNELLY

Officer Rank: Policeman
Memorial Panel: 7-W: 12
Department: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, P.D.
End of Watch: April 12, 1929
Cause: SHOT
Age: 33
Years of Service: 7
Description: Policemen Donnelly responded to the screams of a shopkeeper whose store was being robbed. The suspect fled and jumped over a fence. When Officer Donnelly kicked the gate open, the suspect fired, fatally shooting Officer Donnelly. The suspect was found guilty of first degree murder and sentenced to life in prison.
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