HENRY R MCDEVITT

Officer Rank: Detective
Memorial Panel: 19-E: 15
Department: New York City, New York, P.D.
End of Watch: June 26, 1977
Cause: PHYS
Age: 44
Years of Service: 13
Description: Detective McDevitt died from injuries he received when he fell from a ladder while on a burglary call. Detective McDevitt fell from the very top of the ladder and shattered his knee. He died weeks later when a blood clot reached his heart and caused a fatal heart attack.
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