The Ultimate Sacrifice

Routine patrol duties are never ‘routine.’ Danger can be found in every aspect of a Trooper’s job, from a traffic stop along the side of a highway to a manhunt for a serial killer. State Troopers risk their lives every day while serving and protecting. Many have made the ultimate sacrifice in pursuit of their duties. Below is a list of Massachusetts State Troopers who have been killed in the line of duty, along with links to websites that honor fallen law enforcement officers.

K9 Frankie
Massachusetts State Police, MA
EOW: Tuesday, July 26, 2022
Cause: Gunfire

Trooper Tamar Bucci
Massachusetts State Police
EOW: Thursday, March 3, 2022
Cause: Automobile crash

Trooper Thomas William Devlin
Massachusetts State Police
EOW: Thursday, September 3, 2020
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Officer Harold Francis MacGilvray, Jr.
Metropolitan Police Department, MA
EOW: Thursday, October 11, 2018
Cause: Vehicular assault

Trooper Thomas L. Clardy
Massachusetts State Police
EOW: Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Cause: Automobile crash

Sergeant Harold J. Collins
Metropolitan Police Department, MA
EOW: Thursday, May 31, 2012
Cause: Duty related illness

Trooper Ellen E. Engelhardt
Massachusetts State Police
EOW: Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Cause: Vehicular assault

Sergeant Douglas A. Weddleton
Massachusetts State Police
EOW: Friday, June 18, 2010
Cause: Vehicular assault

Captain Richard J. Cashin
Massachusetts State Police
EOW: Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Cause: Automobile crash

Trooper Paul Francis Barry
Massachusetts State Police
EOW: Thursday, June 15, 2006
Cause: Automobile crash

Trooper Vincent P. Cila
Massachusetts State Police
EOW: Friday, July 22, 2005
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Detective Joseph Elmer McCain
Metropolitan Police Department, MA
EOW: Monday, October 22, 2001
Cause: Gunfire

Trooper Drew C. Chandler
Massachusetts State Police
EOW: Friday, July 21, 2000
Cause: Duty related illness

Trooper James Brian Malloy
Massachusetts State Police
EOW: Thursday, January 23, 1997
Cause: Heart attack

Trooper Paul Andrew Perry
Massachusetts State Police
EOW: Wednesday, February 22, 1995
Cause: Aircraft accident

Trooper James Mattaliano
Massachusetts State Police
EOW: Wednesday, February 22, 1995
Cause: Aircraft accident

Trooper Mark S. Charbonnier
Massachusetts State Police
EOW: Friday, September 2, 1994
Cause: Gunfire

Trooper Davidson Gould Whiting
Massachusetts State Police
EOW: Thursday, August 18, 1994
Cause: Automobile crash

Trooper Joseph Francis Moynihan, Jr.
Massachusetts State Police
EOW: Tuesday, June 19, 1990
Cause: Aircraft accident

Officer Robert P. Dana
Metropolitan Police Department, MA
EOW: Sunday, March 25, 1984
Cause: Gunfire

Trooper George L. Hanna
Massachusetts State Police
EOW: Saturday, February 26, 1983
Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman Paul Michael Kennefick
Metropolitan Police Department, MA
EOW: Wednesday, July 14, 1982
Cause: Vehicular assault

Trooper Donald E. Shea
Massachusetts State Police
EOW: Saturday, December 16, 1978
Cause: Automobile crash

Trooper Perley K. Johnson, Jr.
Massachusetts State Police
EOW: Monday, February 13, 1978
Cause: Fire

Trooper Edward A. Mahoney
Massachusetts State Police
EOW: Sunday, November 21, 1976
Cause: Automobile crash

Trooper Robert J. MacDougall
Massachusetts State Police
EOW: Friday, August 6, 1971
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Sergeant James H. Marshall
Massachusetts State Police
EOW: Friday, October 21, 1960
Cause: Heart attack

Patrolman Wallace E. Mathews
Massachusetts State Police
EOW: Thursday, April 23, 1953
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Patrolman Alje M. Savela
Massachusetts State Police, MA
EOW: Friday, August 31, 1951
Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman Daniel Furtado
Massachusetts State Police, MA
EOW: Sunday, October 8, 1950
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Patrolman Alfred A. Hewett
Massachusetts State Police, MA
EOW: Wednesday, January 4, 1950
Cause: Struck by vehicle

Patrolman Charles J. Collins
Massachusetts State Police, MA
EOW: Wednesday, May 20, 1942
Cause: Gunfire

Special Officer Albert T. Hayes
Massachusetts State Police, MA
EOW: Friday, February 9, 1940
Cause: Automobile crash

Patrolman Joseph W. Kelly
Massachusetts State Police, MA
EOW: Saturday, July 23, 1938
Cause: Automobile crash

Patrolman Robert A. Edmonds
Metropolitan Police Department, MA
EOW: Wednesday, December 23, 1936
Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Patrolman Earl W. Tobin
Massachusetts State Police, MA
EOW: Friday, March 30, 1934
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Patrolman Charles F. McGonagle
Massachusetts State Police, MA
EOW: Tuesday, August 2, 1932
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Patrolman Charles A. Better
Massachusetts State Police, MA
EOW: Sunday, September 28, 1930
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Patrolman Thomas Joseph Sullivan
Metropolitan Police Department, MA
EOW: Saturday, October 5, 1929
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Patrolman John E. Higgins
Massachusetts State Police, MA
EOW: Saturday, April 14, 1928
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Patrolman George L. Prentiss
Massachusetts State Police, MA
EOW: Saturday, October 1, 1927
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Patrolman Llewellyn A. Lowther
Massachusetts State Police, MA
EOW: Saturday, September 20, 1924
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Patrolman Frederick G. Mercer
Metropolitan Police Department, MA
EOW: Thursday, September 20, 1923
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Patrolman Irving B. Harding
Metropolitan Police Department, MA
EOW: Friday, October 11, 1918
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Inspector James B. De Shazo
Massachusetts District Police, MA
EOW: Monday, May 17, 1915
Cause: Assault

Patrolman Robert D. Stewart
Metropolitan Police Department, MA
EOW: Saturday, February 8, 1913
Cause: Animal related

Patrolman John W. Powers
Metropolitan Police Department, MA
EOW: Friday, August 16, 1912
Cause: Motorcycle crash

Patrolman William Mateer
Metropolitan Police Department, MA
EOW: Sunday, January 10, 1909
Cause: Drowned